TENNIS TOP 10

MEN

1. Gustavo Kuerten--French people seem ready to adopt this guy.

2. Magnus Norman--Played his best when facing (10) match points.

3. Pete Sampras--Settling down . . . and not just on grass.

4. Andre Agassi--No splendor in the London grass.

5. Lleyton Hewitt--Joined the short list of Wimbledon contenders.

6. Marat Safin--Learning quickly under direction of Tony Pickard.

7. Yevgeny Kafelnikov--Master of saving match points last week.

8. Juan Carlos Ferrero--Grass-court lesson was quick in Halle.

9. Mark Philippoussis--In need of more Becker tutorials.

10. Great Britain--Bad week for the Tim ‘n’ Greg.

WOMEN

1. Mary Pierce--Trying for first French-Wimbledon sweep since 1996.

2. Martina Hingis--Glad that the Brit tabloids will be busy w/Agassi and Graf.

3. Lindsay Davenport--Ditto.

4. Conchita Martinez--Third-round loser last three years at Wimbledon.

5. Monica Seles--Grass will always be the hardest test.

6. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario--Tough to fit her new name in this space after wedding.

7. Venus Williams--Game of Clue. Who took her serve?

8. Amelie Mauresmo--One Slam-final wonder theory growing stronger.

9. Nathalie Tauziat--Book holds shocking secret: Kournikova is popular.

10. Serena Williams--Hasn’t played Wimbledon since limping away in ’98.