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.