McEnroe Thumped by Cash at Seniors Rome

No. 3-ranked John McEnroe's mission to catch the idle No. 1 Marcelo Rios and No. 2 Jim Courier took a hit Sunday when the American struggled on the red clay at the Merrill Lynch Tour of Champions event in Rome, losing 6-2, 6-4 to Pat Cash in round robin play.

Other winners Sunday were Spaniard Sergi Bruguera who outlasted Henri Leconte 4-6, 6-3, 10-6, and Germany's Carl-Uwe Steeb who beat Switzerland's Claudio Mezzadri 6-2, 7-6(4).

On tap for Monday in Rome are McEnroe vs. Cedric Pioline, Cash vs. Renzo Furlan, and Leconte vs. Mezzadri.

2006 TENNIS-X.COM COMBINED SENIOR RANKINGS
(through May 7)

1. Marcelo Rios (800 pts.)
2. Jim Courier (600)
3. John McEnroe (575)
4. Sergi Bruguera (480)
5T. Pat Cash (450)
5T. Cedric Pioline (450)
7T. Richard Krajicek (400)
7T. Todd Martin (400)
9. Thomas Muster (375)
10. Carlos Costa (250)

The Tennis-X.com Combined Senior Rankings is a cumulative ranking for senior tour players combining results from the Merrill Lynch Tour of Champions in Europe, and the Outback Champions Series in the U.S.