Word: novotna
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Somewhere, Jana Novotna is smiling...
Lessons can go both ways, though. And the older players may be picking up attitude points from the younger ones. In the semifinals in Montreal between Novotna and Sanchez Vicario, Novotna seemed veritably Venusized. During the heated second set, which went to a tiebreaker, the usually elegant Czech flipped the umpire the bird. Sanchez Vicario eventually won the match. And the tournament? It went to another old lady: Monica Seles...
...preparing for the French Open in May, Hingis noted that Graf--who had just announced her return after an injury--was past her prime. ("Everyone's entitled to their own opinion," says Graf.) At Wimbledon, Venus Williams threw a volcanic tantrum over a line call in her battle against Novotna. (Novotna on the histrionics: "I don't even look at her.") And the younger crew is not shy about its narcissism. When British tabloids published pictures of Kournikova taken from behind, the athlete declared they were "great" depictions of her derriere: "Hey, it wasn't fat." She has also suggested...
...JANA NOVOTNA Third time's the charm as she aces Wimbledon for her first Grand Slam singles title...
Hingis is a special case anyway. "I don't like to rave about a 15-year-old," Collins said after the Novotna match, "but the new Martina is a real tennis player. She came to net more this afternoon than Monica Seles has in her whole career. Unlike Capriati, who relied on pure power, Martina has a sophisticated game that is only going to get stronger. Her mom may be a great teacher, but this girl has a sense of the court that can't be taught. I have just seen the future of tennis, and it's thrilling...