However, the first-ranked player may 'steal' ideas from the third-ranked player.
Was there any way for him to beat Becker, the world's third-ranked player and seeded third in the tournament?
Sabatini, the world's third-ranked player, is usually at her best on clay.
Now, after upsetting the second- and third-ranked players in the world, he is the first of the eight to qualify for the semifinals.
O'Neal was the third-ranked player all-time in free throws taken, having attempted 11,252 free-throws in 1,207 games up to and including the 2010-11 season.
Davenport, the world's third-ranked player and Seles, ranked No. 5, are expected to play singles.
SuperPrep assessed him as the third-ranked player in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Jim Furyk, the world's third-ranked player, teed off in the afternoon, about 45 minutes after Stricker.
He won several of its national titles, and was once its third-ranked player.
Els did not want to be overconfident, but as the world's third-ranked player, he has reached the point where he expects to win often.