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...LINDSAY DAVENPORT, 22, her first Grand Slam title in her first Grand Slam final; at the U.S. Open tennis tournament; in New York City. Davenport is the first American-born player to win the U.S. competition since Chris Evert...
...born in the decaying, politically absurd city of Washington D.C. My first computer was an Apple IIe, and I played "Dr. J vs. Larry Bird." I loved the little guy who would sweep up the glass after a slam dunk. He has been my inspiration for everything I've done since, including this column. Thank you squeaky clean...
Philippoussis, in his first Grand Slam final, stayed in the match by saving 13 of 14 break points until midway through the third set, but Rafter converted five of his six break points after that...
...next day we board the plane for home. Three young men are sitting in our aisle. One wears a slam T shirt, and we assume they're poets. But they're not. It turns out they read about the competition in the New York Times and flew from San Jose to check it out. "Hey, you're the L.A. team," they greet us as we move to our seats. "You were great last night!" And you know, we were...
...court generational rivalry. "I think it's kind of inspired the older players--and I'll include myself in that group--to practice harder, to maybe want it more. There's more of a sense that we don't want that 16- year-old to win a Grand Slam. It's given new life to the game...