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The Hot List
Posted: Monday January 24, 2000 11:07 AM
Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim takes a weekly look at who's hot and who's not in the tennis world. AD IN Martina Hingis: Suddenly middle-aged, the three-time defending Australian champ steamrolled through first four rounds. Andre Agassi: Top men's seed, clicking on all cylinders, passed a major test by knocking off Mark Philippoussis. Lleyton Hewitt: Points-race leader and lone remaining Aussie is the real thing. Jennifer Capriati: Here it is January and we can already hold a coronation for 2000's comeback player of the year. Reaches first Grand Slam quarterfinal since 1993. Wimbledon: The revolution will be televised. One NBC and Turner. Wayne Black: Fell short is his valiant five-set effort against Pete Sampras, but aroused excitement for next month's U.S./Zimbabwe Davis Cup donnybrook. AD OUT Thomas Enqvist: Defending finalist loses his opening-round match, making an ass of prognosticators who picked him to win it all. Fast courts: Australian surface has been likened to a skating rink, drawing the ire of plenty of players. Jelena Dokic: Takes a page of Martina Hingis' handbook on losing gracefully, dismissing conqueror Rita Kuti Kis as a nobody and a never-will-be. Marat Safin: Fined $2,000 for tanking in disgraceful first-round loss to qualifier Grant Stafford. Alex Corretja: Among the world's top three players a year ago, Spaniard comes a nosh short of a triple bagel, falling to Hewitt, 6-0, 6-0, 6-1. Pavel Bure/Sergei Fedorov: Might 130-mph serves be sexier than slapshots? Say, didn't you used to be a normal, asphalt tennis
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