M.Seles_Fan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 716 times:
I love tennis. Favorite players are Monica Seles and Thomas Enqvist.
Just imagine being a top tennis player and an airline enthusiast. Not only do you get paid for the sport you love, but you also get to fly everywhere! You can't beat it.
I hope Monica gets her ass is shape and start beating the Williams sisters and Jennifer Capriati. Monica should have had about 20 grand slams now if it weren't for Parche. Butt head. Damn German legal system for letting him go. Pfff.
M.Seles_Fan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 692 times:
Back in the early '90s. Seles was the top female tennis player. She dethroned Graf, who is German, to get to the top. Monica was kicking everyones butt, including Graf's, and a certain German named Gunther Parche couldn't stand the fact Graf was no. 2 and Seles no. 1. Parche decided to take matters into his own hands, so on April 30th, 1993, in front of 3,000 people, Parche drives a knife into the back of Seles during a change over in a event in Hamburg, Germany. His reason: He couldn't stand the fact Graf was no. 2 in the ranking, and he wanted her back at #1. The murder attempt happened on centre court (in front of 3,000 people). And it was also caught on video by a German TV station who was broadcasting the match. You think this would have meant a sure convinction (man attacks a world famous athlete in front of thousands of people and it's caught on film) but the judge felt sympathy for the man and gave him a 2 year suspended sentence. Parche didn't go to jail for what he did. And he got his wish that Seles was so traumatized she didn't return to tennis until 2 1/2 years later. Graf became #1 just a few weeks after the stabbing and won the majority of the major titles in Seles' absense (giving the phrase Graf completed a "Grand Stab" after winning the first 4 majors after the Seles stabbing).
In this case the German legal system stunk. What civilized legal system would not have convicted a man who tried to kill a professional athlete in front of thousands of people?
Flpuck6 From United States of America, joined Jun 1999, 2119 posts, RR: 33 Reply 4, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 682 times:
Along side hockey, I love tennis. Wish I could have played more...I started a little too late though.
I am a fan of Lindsay Davenport though she has been out of the scene lately. Andy Roddick has a lot of promise too, if he can stay injury free.
Racko From Germany, joined Nov 2001, 4838 posts, RR: 21 Reply 5, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 678 times:
Ah, I remember that incident. Very bad indeed, but I don't think you can't vlame Graf for a mad fan. But are you sure that he was not put into a "Psychological jail" ? What is he doing today ?
KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 6, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 669 times:
I enjoy tennis. I am more of a fan of the womens side than the mens. I like Serena Williams, J-Cap, and the one making her comeback from that achillies injury...her name escapes me now. I also like to watch Venus play. The women seem to be playing a better style of tennis now. Speed, finess, power, and 3 sets. Sometimes 5 sets just takes to long. With Sampress' fall out, the mens side seems to be looking for that dominate player. Maybe the Agassi/Graf kid will do it.
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MSYtristar From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 6242 posts, RR: 51 Reply 7, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 668 times:
I am a HUGE tennis fan! I was just now watching Hewitt vs. Moya, but ESPN cut it off to show a baseball game. My fav player is Andre Agassi, hands down. He's a legend.
KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 8, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 667 times:
MSYtristar. I'd cut off tennis to show the( and my beloved) NY Met's as well. Okay, well maybe not this year, but Sunday Night Baseball is a staple in Sunday Night T.V.
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Hkg82 From Hong Kong, joined Apr 2002, 1219 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (10 years 9 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 685 times:
Yep, another tennis fan here
That incident with Seles was very unfortunate, and who knows, she could've won more Slams. It's all 'woulda coulda' talk, but we'll never know will we?
I think Roddick has the game to win multiple Slams but I don't think he's mentally upto it yet. He could put it all together at this year's US Open though. I'm tipping him to win the US Open. Roddick has to come good sooner or later so I'll go with him
There are no other clear favorites to win the last Slam of the year apart from Roddick, Hewitt & Safin (you can never rule out defending champions).
I'm not expecting too much from Sampras, can't see him winning. He's going to need an easy draw like Hewitt at Wimbledon.
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