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The pursuit of perfection in tennis has proved beyond all but one player in the modern era, Germanys Steffi Graf. Steffi Graf of Germany plays a forehand during Day 5 of the 1998 W stanley cup imbledon Championships played in Wimbledon, London, England. Getty Images During her 17 stanley mug -year career Graf collected 22 Grand Slam singles titles and spent a record 377 weeks as world number one. Yet when reviewing Grafs impact on her sport, there is only one place to start -- 1988. It was the year a 19-year-old Graf won the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, U.S. Open and Olympics. The Golden Slam. American Serena Williams now owns a mo stanley tazas dern-era record 23 Grand Slam singles titles and Roger Federer is, for many, the greatest player, man or woman, to wield a tennis racket. Neither have managed a year quite like that. Womens tennis for much of the 1980s was dominated by the iconic rivalry between Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. A frizzy-haired girl from Mannheim had already begun turning heads in 1982 -- the year Graf debuted on the WTA Tour aged 13. By 1985 she was in the worlds top 10 and in 1987 beat Navratilova to win the French Open. While so many teen upstarts at the time suffered burnout, Grafs all-round game, perfect tennis physique and mental stability ensured she would withstand the rigours of the sport. Her preference for a classic, underspin backhand was a nod to former greats, but a whiplash forehand and heavy serving, were tailor-made for the emerging power game. G Blde Iranian hopes ride on Amirvala
His talent on the football field has taken him places, but the September heat of India is a whole new ballgame for 14-year-ol stanley cup usa d Luke Griffiths. Its too hot here, says the captain of the Cardinal Heenan Sports College, one of two teams from outside Asia at the 53rd Subroto Cup. I havent played in weather like this. But Im happy with how I played today. cups stanley HT Image Struggling to cope with the alien weather, the team from West Derby, a suburb of Liverpool, went down 0-3 in their boys junior under-17 group opener at the Ambedkar Stadium on Sunday. stanley canada The boys were exhausted after about 20 minutes, laments coach Pete Sewill. Having had some time to acclimatise, the boys from England skipper Steven Gerrards alma mater 鈥?all but two of whom are all of 14 鈥?bounced back to defeat the team from Daman Diu by an identical scoreline on Monday. Griffiths has represented Bolton Wanderers academy in the Netherlands, Norway and the US 鈥?noticed by a scout, he now trains twice a week at the former Premier League club 鈥?but for the school team, this is their first trip overseas. Its more than just football, says Sewill. The whole cultural experience 鈥?making friends with people, seeing new places 鈥?is important for these kids. The school, which receives funds from the state channelled through the local council, does not charge its wards for either education or sports. Having illustrious alumni like Gerrard is an added advantage. Bradley Orr Blackburn Rovers right-back