Top 10 Tennis
MEN
No. Player: Comment
1. Pete Sampras: Desert demons finally found him at new site.
2. Andre Agassi: That $1,000 fine really, really hurt.
3. Mark Philippoussis: Still seeing those match points. . . .
4. Alex Corretja: Indian Wells high disappeared against Jiri Novak.
5. Thomas Enqvist: It’s true: Got a bit wild and crazy in desert semifinal.
6. Yevgeny Kafelnikov: Unable to get in the Sjeng of things.
7. Nicolas Lapentti: His real competitors: Pavel and Sergei.
8. Lleyton Hewitt: Hewitt Express ran out of gas against Byron Black.
9. Patrick Rafter: Loss to Corretja doesn’t look too bad now.
10. Boris Becker: Calls men’s game “flat” and that was before desert final.
WOMEN
No. Player: Comment
1. Lindsay Davenport: Nice housewarming present: Indian Wells title.
2. Martina Hingis: Finish line turned into desert mirage.
3. Mary Pierce: Unable to break Davenport-Hingis barrier.
4. Serena Williams: Suddenly slumping.
5. Monica Seles: Still struggling with new service motion.
6. Jennifer Capriati: Comeback stalls in desert loss to Cara Black.
7. Amelie Mauresmo: Indian Wells back injury knocks her out of Ericsson.
8. Venus Williams: Laker games 2, tournaments 0.
9. Nathalie Tauziat: Tested in three-set victory against Tara Snyder.
10. Elena Dementieva: Most improved player in 2000?
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