Tennis Stars Snuffed

The Monte Carlo Open lost a lot of star power when Pete Sampras, Thomas Muster and Boris Becker, with 15 Grand Slam titles between them, all lost their first matches.

Magnus Larsson of Sweden, a former top-10 player, beat Sampras, the world’s top-ranked player, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Renzo Furlan of Italy beat Becker, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), and Fabrice Santoro of France ousted Muster, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3).