TOP TEN / TENNIS

MEN

No. Player: Comment

1. Pete Sampras: Davis Cup quote: “Just happy to be here.”

2. Andre Agassi: Plays Gambill in first round at L.A.

3. Patrick Rafter: ATP’s new No. 1--for a week, at least.

4. Tim Henman: Finalist last year in Los Angeles.

5. Mark Philippoussis: Recovering from knee surgery.

6. Todd Martin: Nice guy deserved better in Boston.

7. Gustavo Kuerten: Davis Cup exhaustion takes him out.

8. Greg Rusedski: New movie: Greg’s Left Foot.

9. France: 1998 World Cup heroes, move over.

10. Australia: Survived Davis Cup weekend of intrigue.

WOMEN

No. Player: Comment

1. Lindsay Davenport: Defending four titles this summer.

2. Steffi Graf: San Diego may be last local event.

3. Venus Williams: Overpowering in Fed Cup debut.

4. Martina Hingis: Set to reappear at San Diego.

5. Serena Williams: Super sub comes through in Italy.

6. Monica Seles: Injuries accumulating at fast pace.

7. Jana Novotna: Never knew doubles was so dangerous.

8. Mirjana Lucic: Tough first round at Stanford--Kournikova.

9. Anna Kournikova: Quest for title No. 1 continues.

10. Russia: Reaches Fed Cup final without Kournikova.