Word: steffi
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They love the old man, and he clearly loves them. The argument here: Richard Williams, crazy as a loon and sly as a fox, is, in the wasteland of girls' tennis dads, an oasis of stability. Peter Graf's tax crimes and social infidelities polluted Steffi's final years as a champion; Pierce's belligerent dad was barred from the stands on the women's tour; at Wimbledon the Australian prodigy Jelena Dokic fought to a semifinal berth only after her father, having stormed the grounds ranting, got himself nabbed by police. The screwiest thing Richard Williams...
...attempt to put one issue to rest just to keep my mind at ease. "Steffi retired so suddenly. But there's no end in sight for you, right?" I ask. "Oh no, no end in sight," she giggles. "You won't get that call from me tomorrow...
...earliest memory of Monica Seles is turning on the TV when I was ten and seeing a tiny 15 year-old girl romping around and grunting away at the French Open, having her way with a much more experienced Steffi Graf. No fear, no nerves, no intimidation. Just pure intensity. I've been a fan ever since...
...different effect on Steffi Graf. Steffi was completely dominating the game of tennis when Monica grunted and giggled her way onto the scene...
...Seles confused Steffi. Suddenly, Steffi found herself overpowered for the first time. She couldn't keep up with the lethal combination of two-fisted groundstrokes and relentless pace. As the rivalry intensified, Seles gradually obtained the stranglehold. After wining the Australian Open in 1993 over Graf, it seemed that Steffi simply couldn't challenge...