Tennis: Rios misses out on the top spot

The hometown favourite Marcelo Rios squandered a chance to become world No 1 when the unseeded Costa Rican Juan Antonio Marin upset him in the quarter-finals of Chile's Chevrolet Cup. Marin battled to a 6-4 6-7 7-6 victory over the Chilean, who had to win to vault past Pete Sampras and enter the upcoming ATP Tour World Championships atop the world rankings. Marin missed out on the final after being beaten by Francisco Clavet, of Spain, 6-2 7-5. Steffi Graf continued her comeback with a 6-2 4-6 6- 0 victory over Martina Hingis in the quarter-finals of the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia. Graf, on her way back after a wrist injury, extended her winning streak to eight matches and has now won six of seven meetings with the Swiss No 1.

Ronald Atkin, page 17