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Wimbledon-Venus and Pete set ultimate standard
But it is their athletic prowess that
takes the breath away exemplified in
the singles final when Venus lost her
footing at the baseline as she was
sent the wrong way by Davenport.
Keeping her eye fixed on the ball, she
bounced up off her left hand, got the
return back and won the point.
VENUS WANTS A FULL LIFE
Navratilova, beaten in the doubles
quarterfinal by the Williams sisters,
believes it could yet be a few years
before Serena and Venus become the
finished article.
“They have the capacity to take it
another step, they just haven’t gotten
there yet. With their size — they’re
just so big,” she said.
“ If they put it together technically,
we could see them in the finals for a
lot o f years to come, if they commit
themselves to that, if they want to
stay around.”
While they enjoy tennis, it is clear
that Venus for one will not still be
playing the game at 30 like Graf. She
has denied reports that she thought
o f retiring earlier this year but she
wants education, a career and a full
life.
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“You know I wouldn ’t be any happier
in my life in general if I had won or
lost,” she said after the singles final.
“W inning losing, money, riches or
fame don’t make you happy.”
“For my tennis career, this is great.
But as far as being Venus, it doesn’t
really make a huge difference.”
Injury could also play its part in their
futures. Venus was out for five months
with tendinitis in both wrists while
Serena has also m issed several
tournaments this year with injuries.
But, when fully fit, they appear to
havetoom uchpow erforw orldN o. 1
Martina Hingis, whose best days may
be behind her at just 19, although a
fully fit Davenport has the tactical
know-how to test the sisters who
Pete Sam pras set a G rand Slam
standard at Wimbledon that might
endure into the 22nd century while
Venus W illiams powered women’s
tennis to a level o f athletic excellence
it had not witnessed before.
From Billie Jean King through Martina
Navratilova and Steffi Graf, the power
and fitness in the women’s game have
been on a steady upward curve.
But V enus’s victory showed that
development has reached a plateau
with the 20-year-old American and
her younger sister Serena looking
down on the rest.
“She and Serena are going to win
many more titles,” said Lindsay
Davenport after losing Saturday’s
women’s final to Venus. “They’re
showing that tennis players can be
very athletic — they’ve done great
things for the sport.”
U.S. Open champion Serena, only 18,
is probably the better all-round player
and Venus is still tactically naive —
but who needs tactics when you serve
as fast as many men and can blow
away 95 percent o f your opponents?
The sisters’ volleying improved with
every match at the All England Club
and Venus unveiled a superb drop-
shot for the final.
Mt. Hood Community College
Continuing Education Program
L e a rn th e in sid e s tu f f o n w o m e n ’ s p ro fe ssio n a l b ask e tb a i 1
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The T rail B lazers have
planned an interesting mix
for the annual Southern
C alifornia Sum m er Pro
League.
T heir main five players
figure to be first-round draff
pick Erick Barkley at point
g u ard , B onzi W ells at
sh o o tin g g u ard , Jam el
Thomas at small forward,
Antonio Harvey at power
fo rw a rd and Je rm a in e
O ’N eal at center, w ith
H a rv e y and O ’N eal
swapping spots at times.
O ’Neal, however, was not
on hand Friday night for the
team ’s first practice. The
Blazers said he missed his
flight.
O ’Neal has asked to be traded, but he also said he would play in at least
some o f the Blazers’ 10 games at Long Beach.
Erving family make plans
to lay to rest Cory
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Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras poses at an event promoting the
appearance o f his likeness on a special edition package ofWheaties cereal,
July 11 in New York. In winning Wimbledon on July 9, Sampras earned a
record-setting 13th Grand Slam title
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won the doubles title Monday.
Venus (R) and Serena Williams o f the USA lean out o f the ivy covered
window o f Centre Court at Wimbledon after winning the women's
doubles title July 10. Venus Williams also won the women’s singles title
three days ago.
R euters
O’Neal is tardy for first day
of summer school
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Grief-stricken, devastated and wom down from more than a month o f
searching for Cory Erving, the family o f basketball Hall o f Famer Julius
Erving made plans Saturday to bury their 19-year-old son and brother.
A memorial service was scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Heartland
Community Church in Kissimmee, about 20 miles south o f Orlando. The
service was to be open to the public.
Cory Erving likely will be buried in Philadelphia, where he spent his
childhood and where his father spent most o f his career, said Joel Glass, a
spokesman for the Orlando Magic, where Julius Erving is an executive.
Further details were unavailable on the burial, which will follow the
memorial service.
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