TAG: Monica Seles
After witnessing the incredible drama of the Juan Martin Del Potro final match emotions with his dear friend Novak Djokovic last weekend, it inspired this feature compiling other extraordinary tennis moments… In no particular order… The Monica Seles return to competition after two years hiatus following the alleged (by Donald Budge) inside job stabbing in […] Continue to read full article...
Jana Novotna · Juan Martin Del Potro · Monica Seles · Novak Djokovic · Roger Federer
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How Navratilova Beat Seles 1993 Paris
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Craig Kardon told me a story about how he helped coach Martina Navratilova to an upset win vs Monica Seles on the slow Paris indoors carpet in 1993. The Open de Paris tournament. “Paris Indoors 1993 Martina vs. Monica, so we were in Paris at night, we go to work to just have a quick […] Continue to read full article...
Craig Kardon · KD Lang · Martina Navratilova · Monica Seles · WTA
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How Monica Seles Dealt With Bullying, Fake Injuries and Graf At 1990 French Open
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Monica Seles won her first Grand Slam title at 1990 French Open at age sixteen and six months. But she had to overcome a lot of adversity and drama and even some bullying to make history. In the second round, Seles faced her former doubles partner Helen Kelesi, who was angered that Seles decided to […] Continue to read full article...
French Open · Helen Kelesi · Jennifer Capriati · Manuela Maleeva · Monica Seles · Roland Garros · Steffi Graf
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Would the tennis deep state strike down Djokovic?
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By Scoop Malinowski Tennis just experienced the high point of the monumental Roland Garros triumph by Novak Djokovic for Grand Slam title number 23 but the celebratory vibes have been tainted by some ominous black clouds this week. First there was the despicable anti Djokovic article in The Guardian newspaper of London by Simon Briggs […] Continue to read full article...
Monica Seles · Novak Djokovic · PTPA · Roland Garros · Steffi Graf · Wimbledon
Monica Seles may have been the greatest female tennis player of all time. Her eight Grand Slams as a teenager is an untouchable record that could have added one, two or even three to the total as she missed he last three major tournaments as a teen due to being stabbed on court in Hamburg, […] Continue to read full article...
Facing Monica Seles · Monica · Monica Seles · Roland Garros · Yonex
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Roland Garros Rivalries: When the World’s Best Collide on the Parisian Clay
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The clay courts in Paris are where the world’s best tennis players will come together for one of the year’s most highly anticipated events — Roland Garros (also known as The French Open). Unlike the other grand slam tournaments, the playing surface presents an extremely stiff challenge for those looking to add a major title […] Continue to read full article...
French Open · Monica Seles · Novak Djokovic · Rafael Nadal · Roland Garros · Steffi Graf
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Facing Monica Seles book cover artist interview
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A few years ago I discovered the stunning artwork of Miki DeGoodaboom on Instagram. It just so happened that the European artist had painted portraits of Serena and Steffi so we made a deal and her artwork was the cover of my Facing Serena Williams/Steffi Graf. Later I found she also did a Monica Seles […] Continue to read full article...
Artist · Marc Chagall · Miki DeGoodaboom · Monica Seles · Spain · Van Gogh
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Facing Monica Seles Book Is Finished
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Monica Seles won eight Grand Slam titles as a teenager and if the stabbing in Hamburg, Germany in April 1993 didn’t happen, she could have won three more before turning age 20 on December 2, 1993. Her career is rarely talked about now by the tennis media but she was a giant in the history […] Continue to read full article...
Fila · Monica Seles · USA · WTA · Yonex
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Chrissie Certain Seles Was On Path To Be The Greatest
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A few years after Chrissie Evert retired from tennis in 1989, I was fortunate to do a Biofile interview with her. Evert always has a special place in my heart because she is the first famous player I ever met as a kid at age seven in a Boston hotel lobby, before I even knew […] Continue to read full article...
At the 1992 US Open Monica Seles discussed in detail her grunting. After losing the Wimbledon final to Graf 61 62 and two subsequent finals, Seles rebounded to win the 1992 US Open vs Sanchez-Vicario, despite all the media harping on her grunting… Q. Do you feel, Monica, that suddenly, after you have been playing […] Continue to read full article...
