Steffi Graf

[Ashlars]

If she hadn't withdrawn from the '95 and '96 Australian Opens, it was very likely that Steffi would again achieve a calendar Slam. She was just unstoppable during those years.

[LimpBwiZit]

^ Di naman ata sya nag-withdraw, di nya lang talaga ata type maglaro dun, just like Sampras (na 3x din ata nag-skip ng Aussie)

I think kasi, in the 90s, walang "mandatory" events for the rankings, kaya points that could've earned from the Australian Open could be earned somewhere else, kaya okay lang i-skip and have a longer off season. Kasi hassle din yong mag-adjust from winter in Europe to the hot Australian summer.

[mykel14]

Saw this on my news feed. I don't know if there's any truth in it.

Steffi Graf Has a Birthday Meltdown




Apparently elegance really is an attitude.

A birthday celebration for Stefanie Graf ended in a shocking scene of tears and tantrums last night after Graf had an unprecedented meltdown during her birthday cake presentation and was unable to blow out her 43 candles.

The party was going well until husband Andre Agassi came out with the cake and guests began to serenade the shy birthday girl. The chaos started when some guests reportedly stopped short of singing Graf’s full name, finishing instead with “Happy birthday dear Steffi.” Since retiring from professional tennis, Graf has been adamant about being called Stefanie. When party-goers sang “Steffi,” Graf started mumbling “ANIE” in a whisper but her cries soon escalated to a fever pitch of “It’s Stef-ANIE!” with a rage never seen from Graf, even during her most devastating moments on court.

Confused guests then started re-singing the song, making sure to annunciate “Stefanie” at full volume. The effect created a “rounds” atmosphere with echoes of “Steffi” and “Stefanie” filling the room until Graf fell to the floor, sobbing “Just finish the ****ing song, ok! Just finish the ****ing song!”

Agassi then pulled out the chalk board, made famous during his International Tennis Hall of Fame induction speech for Graf in 2004. In Agassi’s speech, he mentioned his nightly ritual of filling the board with notes about his love for Graf.

Guests said Agassi started writing furiously on the board in at attempt to calm Graf. “Stefanie,” “legs,” “slams,” and “Monica wouldn’t have taken over regardless” were scribbled on the board.

One drunk guest noticed the German spelling of “Stefanie” and screamed “Hey Andre, where did you learn to spell? The Agassi Academy?”

According to Chris Evert who was also in attendance, the whole scene just reeked of a spoiled tennis player whose success was paved by her foresisters. According to Evert, Graf shouldn’t have even been celebrating her birthday without first thanking Billie Jean King.

“Steffi, Stefanie – who cares? I’ve been going by Chrissie my entire life,” began Evert. “It doesn’t bother me one bit. Steffi should get her diaper changed and suck it up. ****, if I had her bank account I’d sing my own birthday song and call myself Martina!”