THE TIMES’ RANKINGS

*--* WOMEN Rk. Player Comment 1 J. HENIN-HARDENNE All paths to the title lead through Belgium. 2 KIM CLIJSTERS Even Susan Lucci finally broke through and won. 3 AMELIE MAURESMO Will the back injury heal in time for Indian Wells? 4 LINDSAY DAVENPORT Nothing lost in translation after winning Tokyo twice in row. 5 ANASTASIA MYSKINA Likes to yell at coach. Isn’t it usually the other way around? 6 VENUS WILLIAMS Report card: Two tournaments and one nagging leg injury. 7 SERENA WILLIAMS Tennis crowded out by Grammy parties and TV shows. 8 JENNIFER CAPRIATI Injured enough to become member of Williams family. 9 PATTY SCHNYDER Who thought her career would last longer than Hingis’? 10 RUSSIANS Hold off on that coronation after so-so showing in Melbourne. MEN 1 ROGER FEDERER Who needs a coach after dropping just two sets in Melbourne? 2 MARAT SAFIN Call him Yosemite Safin after curative fishing trip last summer. 3 ANDRE AGASSI Early candidate for match of the year in semifinal loss to Safin. 4 ANDY RODDICK Quarterfinal loss to Safin at Australian Open wasn’t too shabby. 5 DAVID NALBANDIAN Ground down in four sets by relentless Federer express. 6 LLEYTON HEWITT Goals will have to shift after Australia’s early Davis Cup loss. 7 JUAN CARLOS FERRERO Marathon 2003 season could be taking an early toll in 2004. 8 SEBASTIEN GROSJEAN More bad luck in Melbourne. 9 BRYAN BROTHERS Chest-bumping celebrations. Don’t try this at home. 10 SWEDEN Coach Mats Wilander was architect of Davis Cup upset.

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