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No. Player: Comment

1. Gustavo Kuerten: Boycott talk limited to Armada members only.

2. Magnus Norman: Faces grass-court veteran Woodforde in first round.

3. Pete Sampras: Hmm, wonder where he and fiancee are registered.

4. Andre Agassi: Him too.

5. Lleyton Hewitt: Jolt of mate charisma?

6. Patrick Rafter: Trying for three-peat in the Netherlands.

7. Mark Philippoussis: Three hands now on the deck: Becker, DePalmer, Hopper.

8. Marat Safin: Searching for that first Wimbledon singles victory.

9. Yevgeny Kafelnikov: Best Wimbledon result: quarterfinals in 1995.

10. Juan Carlos Ferrero: Won as many matches as Henman on grass in 2000: zero.

WOMEN

No. Player: Comment

1. Mary Pierce: Favorable draw on least-favorite surface.

2. Martina Hingis: Grand Slam-less in last five events.

3. Lindsay Davenport: Good news. Van Roost is not first-round opponent.

4. Conchita Martinez: Tough half of draw with Williams sisters and Hingis.

5. Monica Seles: Not a strong bet to last past the middle Sunday.

6. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario: Spanish women got over grass phobia long ago.

7. Julie Halard-Decugis: Won French grudge match vs. Tauziat last week.

8. Venus Williams: Feared the British rains and stayed home to practice.

9. Dominique Van Roost: Faces the up-and-down Capriati in opening round.

10. Serena Williams: First opponent, Carlsson, has won one match at Wimbledon.

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