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...STEFFI GRAF In comeback, German ace gets the French to cheer her with her first Grand Slam title since...
There have always been compelling rivalries in women's tennis: Billie Jean King and Margaret Court; Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert; Steffi Graf and Monica Seles. And young, talented players, overwhelmed by the pressures of success, have often alienated their tour mates. But in the past, there was room for just two great rivals at a time. "Now," says Butch Buchholz, chairman of the Lipton and Pilot Pen tournaments, "we have a handful of names that sell tickets, which makes the appeal wider and the product just better...
...wrong, I like the underdog, but this wasn't exactly like the unseeded Boris Becker taking the title by storm. The women's draw was and will continue to be the Steffi Graf show. Even the criminal activities of her father have ceased to be interesting...
...semifinals in not only singles but also women's doubles, with Helena Sukova, and mixed doubles, with Christo van Rensburg. Alas, she lost in the semis of all three. In the women's singles on Saturday, the No. 16 seed fell to the No. 1 player in the world, Steffi Graf, 7-5, 6-3. Though Hingis blew five set points in the first set and briefly lost her composure, there was no disgrace in the defeat. Asked last Wednesday if playing in three competitions might be too much, Hingis, whose game is ahead of her English, replied, "Well...
...names Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Monica Seles and Steffi Graf ring a bell...