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...England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club for a sentimental valedictory on tennis' most hallowed turf. No expectations. Just an opportunity to bask one more time in the genteel applause of the faithful at Centre Court. After all, Martina is 37, and the serve no longer sizzles. Wimbledon and its slippery green amalgam of fescue and ryegrass are now the domain of five-time champion Steffi Graf, 25. It's a surface for the young and the restless. On grass either you are quick or you are quickly dismissed...
Everyone forgot about the champion's heart. Martina packed hers along with her rackets and sweatbands and made her last dance the most memorable Wimbledon in years. Against all odds, she swept through to the finals, vanquishing veterans and prodigies alike. Meanwhile Graf fell out in the first round, and second-seeded Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 22, was sent to the sidelines in the fourth. Navratilova could be forgiven last Saturday if she was overcome with the urge to pinch herself. For there she was on Centre Court again, playing for an unprecedented 10th ladies' singles title against third- seeded Conchita...
...that he officiates at tournaments in New York, Lagos, London and various other way stations on the endless tennis circuit. He is one of the handful of salaried professionals in a field traditionally peopled with volunteers calling lines for a cold beer and a pat on the back. At Wimbledon the umpires receive about $200 a day plus meals for squinting into the near distance and making a call that could well determine if a player advances to, say, the fourth round. Trifling it's not. Those players who do advance that far earn $67,000 this year...
Since then, he has presided at three Wimbledon finals and numerous other Grand Slam tournaments, along the way giving clinics in the essentials and art of officiating. "I think Sultan has trained virtually every official in Africa," says Jay Snyder, director of the U.S. Open...
SPORT: Hot Seat at Wimbledon...