THE TIMES’ RANKINGS / TOP TEN

MEN

No. Player: Comment

1. Pete Sampras: Sampras-Agassi, Part II?

2. Marcelo Rios: Will be ATP’s No. 1, not ours.

3. Richard Krajicek: Survives rainy Toronto.

4. Andre Agassi: Streak stopped by Krajicek.

5. Patrick Rafter: Rebounds after L.A. loss.

6. Tim Henman: Prospering away from England.

7. Goran Ivanisevic: Loses close one to Agassi.

8. Carlos Moya: French Open seems long ago.

9. Gustavo Kuerten: Set to play in Cincinnati.

10. Yevgeny Kafelnikov: Falls to Krajicek in Toronto.

WOMEN

No. Player: Comment

1. Jana Novotna: Riding a 16-match winning streak.

2. Martina Hingis: Looking for first title since Rome.

3. Lindsay Davenport: Inching closer to Hingis.

4. Monica Seles: Fed Cup was pain in the back.

5. Mary Pierce: Strange year takes upward turn.

6. Arantxa Sanchez Vicario: Playing Manhattan Beach.

7. Venus Williams: Left knee is growing concern.

8. Natasha Zvereva: Bad draw; loses early to Hingis.

9. Anna Kournikova: Out of sight until Montreal.

10. Steffi Graf: Comeback stalls in Carlsbad.