Tennis

INDIAN WELLS MASTERS SERIES

(California)

Men, first round. -

3-Pete Sampras (US) bt David Prinosil (Germany) 6-4 6-4; 4-Andre Agassi (US) bt Hicham Arazi (Morrocco) 6-3 6-2; 8-Alex Corretja (Spain) bt Gaston Gaudio (Argentina) 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-4).

Nicolas Massu (Chile) bt 12-Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 7-6 (7-3) 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (8-6), 13-Arnaud Clement (France) bt Andrew Ilie (Australia) 6-0 6-3.

Paradorn Srichaphan (Thailand) bt Andrei Pavel (Romania) 2-6 6-1 6-4, Arnaud Di Pasquale (France) bt Vladimir Voltchkov (Belarus)6-1 7-6 (8-6).

Goran Ivanisevic (Croatia) bt Alex Calatrava (Spain) 6-1 6-7 (3-6) 6-2, Bohden Ulihrach (Czech Republic) bt Franco Squillari (Argentina) 7-5 6-0.

Carlos Moya (Spain) bt Michael Chang (US) 6-4 6-4, Nicolas Kiefer (Germany) bt Roger Federer (Switzerland) 3-6 7-5 6-1.

Jonas Bjorkman (Sweden) bt Younes El Aynaoui (Morocco) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2, Cedric Pioline (France) bt Max Mirnyi (Belarus) 7-6 (7-2) 6-3.

Nicolas Escude (France) bt Andreas Vinciguerra (Sweden) 7-6 (9-7) 7-5, Gianluca Pozzi (Italy) bt Jeff Tarango (US) 6-2 6-0.

Women, fourth round. -

1-Martina Hingis (Switzerland) bt 16-Barbara Schett (Austria) 6-3 7-6 (7-4).

2-Lindsay Davenport (US) bt Lisa Raymond (US) 6-4 6-2.

ATP RANKINGS


Top 20. - (previous week's positions in parentheses)

1. (previously 1) Gustavo Kuerten (Brazil) 4425 points, 21 tournaments played; 2. (2) Marat Safin (Russia) 4300, 28; 3. (3) Pete Sampras (US) 3080, 17; 4. (4) Andre Agassi (US) 2870, 20; 5. (5) Magnus Norman (Sweden) 2755, 27.

6. (7) Yevgeny Kafelnikov (Russia) 2485, 33; 7. (8) Alex Corretja (Spain) 2425, 25; 8. (6) Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 2385, 22; 9. (9) Thomas Enqvist (Sweden) 2090, 22; 10. (10) Tim Henman (Britain) 2010, 26.

11. (11) Pat Rafter (Australia) 1985, 21; 12. (13) Arnaud Clement (France) 1920, 29; 13. (12) Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain) 1870, 25; 14. (14) Dominik Hrbaty (Slovakia) 1830, 28; 15. (15) Mark Philippoussis (Australia) 1785, 23.

16. (16) Sebastien Grosjean (France) 1760, 27; 17. (17) Wayne Ferreira (South Africa) 1570, 21; 18. (18) Franco Squillari (Argentina) 1498, 27; 19. (24) Jan-Michael Gambill (US) 1325, 25; 20. (19) Cedric Pioline (France) 1290, 25.

INTERNATIONAL FUTURES TOURNAMENT

(Tauranga)

Singles, first round: 2-Rik De Vost (South Africa) bt Hans Grobecker (Sweden) 6-1 7-5, Danny Willman (NZ) bt Q Conor Niland (Ireland) 7-5 7-5, Hendrik Anderson (Sweden) bt Gwenael Gueit (France) 6-3 6-4, Jay Gooding (Australia) bt 4-Per Thornadtssonc (Sweden) 6-4 6-2, Joakim Johansson (Sweden) bt Gianluca Bazzica (Italy) 6-3 1-0 retired hurt, Alistair Hunt (NZ) bt Q Coenie Van Wyk (South Africa) 6-3 6-7 6-2, Jocelyn Robichaud (Canada) bt 6-Ashley Ford (Australia) 6-4 4-6 6-1, Wesley Whitehouse (South Africa) bt Bjorn Rehnquist (Sweden) 6-3 7-5.

Doubles, first round: John Doran (Ireland)/Gwenael Gueit (France) bt Andrew Anderson (South Africa)/Rick De Voest (South Africa) 4-6 7-6 6-2, Nick Turner (NZ)/Danny Willman (NZ) bt Jay Gooding (Australia)/Ashley Ford (Australia) 6-4 6-7 7-5, Doug Bohaboy (United States)/Coenie Van Wyk (South Africa) bt Nick Lane (NZ)/Adam McNeil (NZ) 6-0 6-2.