Graf Breaks Record

Steffi Graf is No. 1 all alone.

The German right-hander was ranked No. 1 for the 332nd week in her career, breaking the record of 331 weeks she shared with Martina Navratilova.

“I realized that I have been No. 1 for an extremely long time, but I never really was the kind of person who counted the weeks or the years,” Graf said by telephone from Berlin, where she’s playing in the German Open. “But to hear the number, it is pretty amazing.”

Decidedly unhappy, Goran Ivanisevic’s temper rose with the speed of his serves on the way to a straight-set victory over Greg Rusedski in the opening round at the Italian Open in Rome.

The No. 2 seed broke his racket, received a warning from the chair umpire and kept muttering to himself at the baseline. Still, the Croatian won relatively easily, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in a battle of the big left-handers.

Two Americans, Todd Martin and MaliVai Washington, advanced to the second round.