Word: graf
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...When the Graf-Seles match was over, the two rivals embraced as applause rained down on Stadium Court at the National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. "I want to thank you," Seles told the crowd. "This is one of the reasons I wanted to come back, to feel the electricity. Thank...
...meantime, she seemed to conduct a seminar in How to Succeed in Tennis Without Really Trying. Until the match with Graf, she never lost a set, as her two-handed backhands and forehands kept the other women cornered. The only time she did not look particularly sharp was in the first set of her quarterfinal match with talented Czech Jana Novotna, but Seles erased two set points with a laser return of service and a dazzling forehand volley. "Well, I was just so mad at myself," she said of the first shot, "I just, wow, hit it." Reminded...
...longer," said Novotna. Some observers feel Seles' instant success is an indictment of the quality of play on the women's tour. But Seles is only picking up where she left off. At 19, she had already won eight Grand Slam tournaments, and of the 10 she missed, Graf won six. During her sabbatical, Seles would watch highlights of the tournaments...
...back. At the U.S. Open, which was only her second tournament since returning from her 28-month physical and mental convalescence, the 21-year-old Seles was so impressive in her play and delightful in her presence that she instantly energized women's tennis. And together with Steffi Graf, she resumed one of the great rivalries in sports. Their final on Saturday, which Graf won 7-6 (8-6), 0-6, 6-3, went a long way toward erasing the memory of April 30, 1993, when Gunter Parche, a lunatic Graf fan, stabbed Seles in the back during a changeover...
ARRESTED. PETER GRAF, 57, father of tennis titan and recent Wimbledon champion Steffi Graf; on charges of underpaying his taxes by $7.2 million over four years; in Bruhl, Germany. Peter, longtime manager of his daughter's court winnings, stands accused of harboring a racket of his own. Steffi remains under investigation...