Tennis fans are this week reflecting on the premature retirement of the once great Monica Seles. The American who burst onto the scene in the early 1990's has finally called time on her professional career after five years of inactivity.
Bloggers have been reminiscing about her first few years on tour when her power game dominated the womens scene and have been asking to what extent did her stabbing by a insane fan in 1993 deny Seles a place in history.
"At the time Seles ruled the court she was tragically brought down to earth by a crazed Steffi Graf fan who climbed out of the stands and stabbed Seles in the back. This took place in Hamburg, Germany in April 1993. Seles had started the year well with an Australian Open title and would have been aiming for a fourth consecutive French Open. Who knows she may have even won Wimbledon to complete a career grand slam" said Tennis-Fantic.com.
Others including Savannah's World.Blogspot.com hail Seles as more than a terrific player, but also as a pioneer in the womens game. "We all remember the giggly screeching phenomenon who burst on the scene at the tender age of 15 with a game that revolutionized women's tennis and ushered in the Big Babe era in the women's game." Seles' style influenced the likes of the Williams sisters, Sharapova, Clijsters and so on.
But perhaps to the casual tennis follower Seles will be best remembered for her impressive on court grunting something which is still, to many peoples annoyance, part of the womens game today.
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