In 1999 at Wimbledon, Alexandra Stevenson accomplished one of the most memorable runs in Grand Slam history. Just 18 and two weeks out of high school, the Californian entered Wimbledon qualies as the no. 1 seed. Stevenson defeated Sandra Cacic 63 75 in her first professional grass court match (she played the junior even in […]
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Alexandra Stevenson · ESPN · Wimbledon
Status: Former U.S. Olympian and ATP world #4. Author of popular book "Winning Ugly."
Childhood Heroes: "You'd probably be a little surprised by this  Rick Barry. Because I was a huge Golden State Warriors fan. Number one all time  James Bond. And then one tennis player  Nastase."
Hobbies/Interests: "Love all sports, I mean, normal guy. I like movies, I like politics. I think the older I get, instead of listening to music, now I listen to news talk radio [smiles]."
Nicknames: "A lot of people call me BG. But no profound nicknames."
Favorite Movies: "Raging Bull, Marathon Man, Shawshank Redemption."
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Brad Gilbert · ESPN · Ivan Lendl · Vitas Gerulaitis
