The Nabisco Masters is supposed to be a reward for their labor, a lucrative payoff for the top eight tennis players in the men's game.

Now, in the Nabisco Masters, even a couple of players who have been responsible for establishing a new order have been victimized.

Next year the Nabisco Masters doubles changes its name to the ATP doubles finals.

He has won the Nabisco Masters five times, the last three in a row.

Last Sunday, he lost the Nabisco Masters doubles final in London with John Fitzgerald of Australia, his regular partner.

Both Lendl and Cash are entered in the Nabisco Masters, which begins tonight at Madison Square Garden.

In fact, Lendl has won only the Nabisco Masters since defending his United States Open championship last September.

Becker drew Jimmy Connors as his first opponent in the Nabisco Masters.

It began in January 1986, when he was beaten by Brad Gilbert in the Nabisco Masters and reluctantly decided he needed an extended vacation.

Play in the Nabisco Masters begins tomorrow evening, but Lendl is already assured of finishing his third consecutive year as No. 1.