TENNIS TOP TEN

MEN

No. Player: Comment

1. Pete Sampras: Are those scissor kicks or Korda’s footsteps?

2. Petr Korda: Sleepy at 9:30 p.m. here, fits in well.

3. Andre Agassi: Reinvents himself more often than Madonna.

4. Patrick Rafter: Agassi leaves him in a puddle of sweat.

5. Marcelo Rios: Beats Korda in rematch of Australian final.

6. Greg Rusedski: Uncorks 149-mph serve vs. Muster. It’s in.

7. Jonas Bjorkman: One and out at Indian Wells.

8. Yevgeny Kafelnikov: See Bjorkman.

9. Michael Chang: Slips on wet line in practice, slips in rankings.

10. Thomas Muster: Retire? Maybe Davis Cup doctor joking.

WOMEN

No. Player: Comment

1. Martina Hingis: Pasarell calls her a “tennis genius.”

2. Lindsay Davenport: Unfazed by Graf’s baseline power.

3. Steffi Graf: Look who’s back.

4. Venus Williams: Loses rematch against Hingis.

5. Jana Novotna: Skips Indian Wells.

6. Mary Pierce: Skipping almost everything.

7. Conchita Martinez: News flash: almost wins set vs. Hingis.

8. Monica Seles: Questionable for Lipton.

9. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario: Might reappear at Lipton.

10. Amanda Coetzer: Loses to countrywoman Kruger.