TOP 10 TENNIS
MEN
No. Player: Comment
1. Spain: What? No dancing Real Madrid girls on the court?
2. Pete Sampras: What? No cover of a major national sports magazine?
3. Patrick Rafter: After Cup duty, a bigger hero than ever in Australia.
4. Andre Agassi: Hope his car insurance policy was up-to-date.
5. Lleyton Hewitt: Contributing to a daily analysis of Philippoussis.
6. Mark Philippoussis: Another miraculous recovery from pre-Davis Cup injury.
7. Gustavo Kuerten: One of the many no-shows for L.A. tournament.
8. Magnus Norman: Sweden survives his absence in Davis Cup qualifier vs. India.
9. Jan-Michael Gambill: One great set vs. Corretja sign of clay-court progress.
10. Australia: Good luck on the frequently watered clay courts.
WOMEN
No. Player Comment
1. Venus Williams: What? No cover of a major national sports magazine?
2. Lindsay Davenport: Hard-court season could make good year great.
3. Martina Hingis: Didn’t you used to be?
4. Serena Williams: Few are better at taking two months off and coming back.
5. Mary Pierce: Not part of the French Olympic team in Sydney.
6. Monica Seles: A few sessions w/Bob Kersee might mean the difference.
7. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario: Only white horse missing after storybook wedding.
8. Jelena Dokic: Needs to win big matches on surfaces other than grass.
9. Anke Huber: Took another title, this time in Poland.
10. Dominique Van Roost: Just missed winning title in home country vs. Smashnova.
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