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Article: Tennis displays exhibitionist streak
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 26, 1995
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We are here in this American Blackpool, where the chips are for
gambling, to witness the return of Monica Seles. The former world
No 1, who has now been reinstated at the head of the rankings with
Steffi Graf, is preparing to make her first public appearance since
she was stabbed on a court in Hamburg in April 1993.
On Saturday, Seles, now aged 21, is due to play the semi-retired
Martina Navratilova, 38, in an exhibition match. The build-up to
the contest, at the Atlantic City Convention Center, is more in
keeping with a prize fight than a tennis event, but that is
customary when the sport with a country club image goes
gladiatorial.
"Return of the Champions", as it is billed, is the most ...