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...Davis Cup victory. Then again, it's easy to be biased toward a player who presents as charming, funny, candid, self-deprecating, philosophical and smart. Safin's compatriot, Nikolay Davydenko, who's risen to world No. 3 despite a body that appears more suited to chess, has been a quarter-finalist in Melbourne the previous two years and could sneak into the semis this time before many fans can say his name right. James Blake (U.S.), Tommy Robredo (Spain), Tommy Haas (Germany), David Nalbandian (Argentina) and Baghdatis are others to keep...
...from a group of no-names who are trying to fill the shoes of the most talented lacrosse players in Harvard history. Graduation took the five laxwomen who turned the program into one of the nation's finest Last year. Harvard finished 12-4-1 and as a NCAA quarter-finalist...
Virginia Wade, "Our Ginny" everywhere from the London Times to the fishier fish wrappers, and a quarter-finalist this year at nearly 38, ticks off Navratilova's list of parts: "So fit, so fast, so quick off the mark, so athletic, so confident...
...Wimbledon it is done by amateurs who only last year were required to have their eyesight checked. Players whose paychecks ride on such hairbreadth decisions find it difficult to maintain a stiff upper lip when bad calls rob them of crucial points. Tim Mayotte, 20, a surprise quarter-finalist, explains, "Yes, McEnroe is ridiculous. But umpires are making mistakes too. Ask a question, and the umpire will just turn away and say, 'Play on.' You can understand the frustration...
Dragan Vujovic '75, a starter on Harvard's NCAA quarter-finalist soccer team this fall, left Harvard yesterday and returned to Yugoslavia, claiming "what I am studying here cannot be applied in my country...