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From: bd344@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael N Bastedo)
Subject: Re: Courier #1?
Reply-To: bd344@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Michael N Bastedo)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 22:43:01 GMT


In a previous article, bbehrmann@desire.wright.edu () says:

>	I read on Sunday that Courier will regain his #1 ranking this week.
>Is this true?  I havn't seen any message related to this topic.  It looks
>like there is a pretty good battle for #1 going on.  A big change from the
>Lendl Era.  The men's field is so evenly talented that there is no 
>DEFINATE leader.  The matchs can swing either way, proven by the fact that
>Edberg and some of the other top men's pros have been knocked out of
>recent tournements in the early rounds.  So much excitement, I can hardly 
>control myself!!!

Courier IS number 1 as of to day (Monday). 
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From: pakuin@cs.vu.nl (Kuin PA)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Eltingh -Agassi 2-1
Keywords: Eltingh,Agassi
Date: 8 Apr 92 06:38:05 GMT

Jacco Eltingh of the Netherlands has beaten Andre Agassi.
Agassi is out of shape for the whole year and hasn't won
a tournement uptil now.Eltingh, ranked between 90 and 110,
beat him in three sets.The last time they met was last year 
at Wimbledon.Then Agassi won in 4 sets.Jacco,congratiulations.

A tennis fan from the Netherlands
Peter.
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From: SHIMOKOSHI@129.69.123.1 (K. SHIMOKOSHI)
Subject: Rankings of Japanese Players ?
Organization: University of Stuttgart, IND
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 09:20:22 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.20

Hello !

Dose anyone know the latest World-rankings of following japanese tennis 
players ?
		Miss Sawamatsu, Naoko
		Miss Data, Kimiko
		Mr. Matsuoka, Shuzo

Thanks,

K.Shimokoshi
Univ. of Stuttgart
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From: shun@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (shun.cheung)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: French Open (Re: Bausch & Lomb)
Date: 14 Apr 92 08:44:06 GMT
Organization: AT&T

In article <1992Apr14.080440.952@eng.umd.edu> clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles Lin) writes:
>
>In article <1992Apr13.081533.1138@tom.rz.uni-passau.de>, blueml@forwiss.uni-passau.de (Guenter Blueml) writes:

>>(Does anybody in this newsgroup know the dates of the FRENCH OPEN in Paris,
>> especially for  women's tournament ?)

>    The French Open does not separate the women's tournament from the
>men's in term of dates.  They are run at the same time (usually early
>June) as are the mixed, men's and women's doubles (and possibly the junior
>events and the senior events).  The same thing occurs with Wimbledon,
>the US Open, and the Australian Open.

The French Open will begin on Monday, May 25 this year and
will end on June 7 (men's final), unless there is a rain delay. :-)
Women's final is on June 6. Wimbledon will begin on June 22, so there
is still only a two-week gap for the players to "switch surface."
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From: bernie@lgc.com (Bernie De La Torre)
Subject: Re: Sabatini #1?
Organization: Landmark Graphics Corporation
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1992 14:42:03 GMT


Sabatini is most defenitely not #1. However, I wouldn't say that her
chances of ever becoming number one are not good.

Commenting on the NY Times article, the Houston chronicle also stated 
"Sabatini, ranked No. 1 in the world and seeded No. 2, will play ...".

There must have been some kind of screw up in the wire services or else 
thay are reffering to the Virginia Slims (Kraft) points.
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From: bjbartlett@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (The Bart-Man)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: SABATINI GIF!!!!
Date: 12 Apr 92 18:44:00 GMT
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"


  There's a GIF of Gaby over in alt.binaries.pictures.misc right now if 
anyone is interested.

-Brian
From: byron@archone.tamu.edu (Byron Rakitzis)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: Arthur Ashe
Date: 9 Apr 92 14:08:54 GMT
Organization: College of Architecture, Texas A&M University

In article <1992Apr8.225836.18219@oz.plymouth.edu> m_lehoul@oz.plymouth.edu (Michael L. Le Houllier) writes:

>I just heard the terrible news.  Arthur Ashe has AIDS.

As far as I know, he is HIV positive. This is very different from "having
AIDS".  Let's hope he stays healthy for a long time to come.
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From: clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles Lin)
Subject: Edberg and Courier (spoilers)
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 92 03:31:23 GMT
Organization: College of Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park
Originator: clin@coke.eng.umd.edu


(Hit space bar)

   Just heard that Edberg lost to Krajicek and Courier beat Chang
(6-2, 6-3 or something close).   With that Edberg will go back to
being number 2 and Courier becomes number 1.   Edberg has the shortest
reign for a number one (three weeks) since Courier (month and a half).
I guess they mean the shortest consecutive weeks as number one since
Edberg has been number one before.

   On a side note I was watching Sanchez and Graf.   I still think
Graf play one of the most agressive games (if not the most) man
or woman.  Most men -- even Agassi -- aren't trying to pound winners
on every shot.  Some try for a nice rally.  Not Graf.  However,
Sanchez was scurrying around tossing up semi-lobs to keep herself
in the match.   It's probably this kind of tenacity that players
are trying to have when facing Graf these days since I could
see Graf pummeling Sanchez.  Sanchez knows how to keep herself
in the points until Graf herself makes mistakes.

  I left before the first set ended (school work, etc.) but
I heard the match was called because of rain and that the
semis and finals are to be played tomorrow.

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From: wex@cs.ulowell.edu (Paul M. Wexelblat)
Subject: Ashe on Ashe
Originator: wex@cs.ulowell.edu
Reply-To: wex@cs.ulowell.edu
Organization: Univ. of Lowell CS Dept.
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 18:33:21 GMT


Comments on the Bryant Gumble (sp) and Arthur Ashe conversation
on TV this AM.  [NB they are friends, and Gumble said that he was
amongst those few friends who knew of the test results in '88]  The
following is what I got out of  the conversation and Gumbles comments.

USA Today got a tip (no sources cited) and tried to confirm
with Ashe.  Ashe knew it would get out eventually.  Nobody
has any real problem with the fact that the medical condition
of a celebrity is news.  Ashe was non-committal with USA Today.
USA Today still informed Arthur that they were going with the
story today.  Then, Ashe confirmed the story and asked that
USA Today delay publishing for 36 hours.  USA Today declined
saying that that action would be in conflict with their established
policy.  Once Ashe knew that USA Today would be publishing the story
(and when), He decided to announce it first so that the news would not
come from the paper.

NB Ashe said that he had tested positive for HIV, not that he had AIDS.

He has been getting quarterly reports from his doctors, he holds nobody
responsible, believes that he became exposed at a time when there was
reason (or capability) to test for the problem, and that neither
his wife or daughter are HIV positive.

I understand that Arthur made the rounds of the AM talk/news shows,
the above reflects what I got from one interview.  This was, I suspect
the first of the bunch, so there may well have been some clarifications
later.

(And he got a call from George Bush too)

Best of luck Arthur!!

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	...Wex
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From: gchua@unixg.ubc.ca (Gwendolyne H Chua)
Subject: test
Summary: test
Keywords: TEST
Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1992 06:17:12 GMT

This is a test.  Please ignore.

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From: shun@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (shun.cheung)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: Arthur Ashe
Keywords: Ashe, HIV
Date: 9 Apr 92 16:02:55 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbnewsh.1992Apr9.160255.29708
Organization: AT&T

In article <1992Apr9.145541.12649@acsu.buffalo.edu> v071rw4p@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (EMIL MARCUS) writes:

>	It is said to know that Arthur Ashe has (long ago, in fact...) tested
>positive for HIV..., but it is even more disturbing to know that he was forced
>to make this available for public consumption simply because someone in the 
>media thought it was his/her "duty" to inform the world of the exact health 
>status of a celebrity...  I am quite convinced that this person would never 
>have to make public (insert in the newspaper the result of the medical test 
>indicating) his/her HIV status... 

It is too bad that Ashe was forced to announce to the public that
he is HIV positive. IMHO his interest in keeping this matter private
should have been respected by the new media, but of course, they have
a very different objective. Ashe's life will never be the same now.
For example, people will expect him to help educate the public about
AIDS awareness, similar to what Magic Johnson has been doing. While
I am sure that Ashe will do a good job on that; it might not be something
he wants to focus his energy on at this time.

>			We wish Arthur Ashe the very best ! 

Me too. At least he is still pretty much healthy.

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From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder 432-4219)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: Arthur Ashe has contracted HIV
Date: 8 Apr 92 19:18:57 GMT
Organization: HMS

In article <rvbo9INNks3@agate.berkeley.edu> vigyan@cad.Berkeley.EDU (Vigyan Singhal) writes:
>Arthur Ashe, the only black male to have won Wimbledon, has
>contracted the HIV virus. Apparently he contracted the virus
>during an open-heart surgery about 10 years ago. I think,
>he's about 46 years old.
>
He's holding a new conference at 3:30pm EDT(12:20 PDT)
From: gb@cup.portal.com (Greg A Buechler)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: What makes a good tennis player?
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 92 16:44:52 PDT
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Distribution: usa

Regarding "What makes a good tennis player" I'll put in my $0.02 worth.

Primarily, good tennis players are good athletes down to the core.  There is
no proof (so far) that indicates unilaterally that genetics _or_ environment
causes a person to be superior in some particular aspect of life.  So I'll
say IMHO that good tennis players are good athletes that have specialized in
the sport.  Simlar to the fact that several top athletes have been in the 
very enviable position to be able to choose what sport they will make a
living at (e.g. Bo Jackson, Dion Sanders - football/baseball), some top 
tennis players are excellent participants in other sports (Martina is an 
EXPERT snow skier).  Most sports require the same basic skills - eye/hand
coordination, stamina, strength, quikness, speed, flexibility, and a keen
ability to concentrate.  All sports also require that the participants 
practice to the point where the actions become second nature.  No thinking
required to execute the shot, rather the mind is used to anticipate the 
actions of the aponent.

With regard to parents being athletes, I _think_ that since the child has 
grown up in an evironment that had sports deeply embedded in everyday life
it would seem almost "natural" that the child would pick-up sports since
they would have been "playing" with their parent(s) for long time.

And of course there are very few example of top athletes that have made it 
on their own.  There is no substitute for good coaching.  On our own we have
a poor perception of what we are doing wrong other than the fact that what we
want to happen isn't (i.e., why is our backhand sailing long).  Someone that 
is skilled in coaching a particular sport can point out a fucntional problem
that we can not see because we are doing the action.

Well, that about ends my two cents worth.  

gb
From: gess@knex.Gwinnett.COM (Gess Shankar)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Men's Rankings
Date: 7 Apr 92 16:23:50 GMT
Organization: Knowledge Exchange, GA, US of A

The Association of Tennis Professionals top 20
ranked singles players:  (Through April 6th):

 1. Stefan Edberg, Sweden, 3,419
 2. Jim Courier, United States, 3,397
 3. Boris Becker, Germany, 2,757
 4. Pete Sampras, United States, 2,611
 5. Michael Stich, Germany, 2,476
 6. Michael Chang, United States, 2,033 
 7. Guy Forget, France, 1,871
 8. Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, 1,858
 9. Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakia, 1,710
10. Petr Korda, Czechoslovakia, 1,660

11. Emilio Sanchez, Spain, 1,588
12. Sergi Bruguera, Spain, 1,455
13. Karel Novacek, Czechoslovakia, 1,428
14. Alberto Mancini, Argentina, 1,355
15. Magnus Gustafsson, Sweden, 1,333
16. Andre Agassi, United States, 1,331
17. Alexander Volkov, Russia, 1,251
18. Jakob Hlasek, Switzerland, 1,246
19. David Wheaton, United States, 1,185
20. Brad Gilbert, United States, 1,135

LEADING MONEY WINNERS 
(THROUGH APRIL 6TH)

 1. Jim Courier           $453,170
 2. Michael Chang         $396,315
 3. Stefan Edberg         $276,860
 4. Goran Ivanisevic      $266,085
 5. Boris Becker          $249.640
 6. Wayne Ferreira        $204,893
 7. Pete Sampras          $198,590
 8. Alexander Volkov      $167,830
 9. Amos Mansdorf         $164,930
10. MaliVai Washington    $163,525

GeSS
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From: se020151@seas.gwu.edu (Hyok Lee)
Subject: Re: strings
Keywords: tension
Organization: George Washington University
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 18:42:23 GMT

In article <1992Apr12.160824.5619@uvmark.uucp> palmer@uvmark.uucp (Filaman) writes:
>In article <v85t87l@rpi.edu> richtt@aix.rpi.edu (Timothy G. Richter) writes:
>>> An overall increase in tension
>>> will allow more spin.
>>>
>>
>>Please correct me if I'm wrong - I thought a decrease in tension increased the
>>spin imparted to the ball.  As the racquet makes contact, the string bed deforms
>>around the ball and gives more contact and threfore more friction to the ball.
>>I used to use higher tensions for control, but couldn't get enough spin for my
>>baseline ground strokes.  I lowered the tension, and got more spin, but also got
>>more power, and I still hit long, though most of the time, my ground strokes are
>>nice and deep, with enough topspin to bounce high and keep a net-player back.
>>(At least that's the theory!)
>
>Actually, tighter strings give you more spin for the same reason that
>tighter strings give you more control. The strings will embed into the ball
>( or "grip" the ball ) more at higher tensions. It's the grip that allows
>you to impart more spin on the ball. It works the same way for thinner
>string that "digs" into the ball more.
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I cannot agree with the statement above.  By simple laws of physics, 
tighter strings do not contact the ball at a greater force than looser
strings.  F=ma; therefore, if the ball is accerated to the same speed, then
the normal force should be equal.  Looser strings stay in contact with the
ball longer, therefore impart more spin.  You must be thinking of Borg
who strung his standard head at 80 lbs or more and hit ferocious topspin.
In my opinion, if he strung his racquets at lower tensions, he would 
have gotten more spin.  I play with excessive topspin and I feel with
board-tight strings, I do not get that brushing up feel in my strokes,
instead I get a crisp hit--which I do not like. I guess only way to
find out who is right is to get two identical racquets strung at different
tensions at hit some balls.

Hyok Lee
From: v019nlpc@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Andrew L Paley)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: RE: ASHE and AIDS
Date: 9 Apr 92 20:27:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: acsu.1992Apr9.192826.24081
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41


	I've been reading this group for a long time now, and I finally decided
to write something.  I think everyone that reads this group is sorry to hear 
that Arthur Ashe has HIV and the story of the reporteres harping on him to "get
the story".  We all feel bed for him.

	If this is not everyone's opinion like I stated i'm sorry for two 
reasons.  1.  People should not assume everyone has the same views as yourself,
	  2.  I'm feel sorry for that person that does not have the compassion 
              for for such an unfortunate person.

	Sorry, just had to state this.

							andy-mahn

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From: richtt@aix.rpi.edu (Timothy G. Richter)
Subject: Re: strings
Keywords: tension
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy NY
Date: Sat, 11 Apr 1992 01:58:32 GMT

Palmer Chappelle writes :

>6.) String savers

What exactly are string savers?  I've never seen them used.

> An overall increase in tension
> will allow more spin.
>

Please correct me if I'm wrong - I thought a decrease in tension increased the
spin imparted to the ball.  As the racquet makes contact, the string bed deforms
around the ball and gives more contact and threfore more friction to the ball.
I used to use higher tensions for control, but couldn't get enough spin for my
baseline ground strokes.  I lowered the tension, and got more spin, but also got
more power, and I still hit long, though most of the time, my ground strokes are
nice and deep, with enough topspin to bounce high and keep a net-player back.
(At least that's the theory!)

-Tim Richter
richtt@rpi.edu
From: tomg@cc.gatech.edu (Tom Gale)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: TENNIS GRIPS
Summary: tennis magazine comments on Head Discovery
Date: 16 Apr 92 14:21:13 GMT
Organization: College of Computing

John,

Can't help you on the grip size, but I thought you might be interested
in Tennis magazine's rating of the Head Discovery as listed in their
1992 racquet reviews (March edition).

Their general comments:

"Intermediate to advanced serve-and-volley players with full strokes
will like the maneuverability of the light weight and almost even
balance.  The dense string bed provides predictable control."

As far as their rating of the racquet (scale of 1-10):

Power: 			8
Control:		10
Comfort:		9
Maneuverability:	9
Best suited for:	serve and volley (as opposed to all-court and baseline)

As you might expect from the numbers, this was one of the higher rated
racquets in the review.

T.




					
					-Tom Gale (tomg@cc.gatech.edu)
From: bjbartlett@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (The Bart-Man)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: SABATINI GIF!!!!
Date: 14 Apr 92 21:01:09 GMT
Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"


  To everybody who's been asking me to send you the GIF, I'd like to, but 
my mailer won't let me! The GIF is just too big!  Whenever iI try to mail 
it I exceed my disk quota.  I'll ask the guy who posted it to post it to this 
newsgroup too, and IF I can find a way to mail it, I'll let you know.

-Brian
From: srinivas@diana.Princeton.EDU (Santhanam Srinivasan)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Missed GIF's
Date: 16 Apr 92 17:04:33 GMT
Organization: Princeton University
Originator: news@ernie.Princeton.EDU

In article 4451 torito@IASTATE.EDU (Jaime Santiago) writes :
>Please, if any one saved Gabi's GIF please email it to me.
>I also missed Becker's and Mac's GIF.
>Please, Please email them to me.

Could you email them to me too? About the Mac/Becker Gifs, I 
didn't think anyone posted them on this net. Or did they?  I
would hate to think that I missed them!!

Thanks a ton.

S.S.
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From: bfrohman@fwhnm02.fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com (Bradley Frohman)
Subject: Re: Jennifer Capriati
Organization: Motorola Inc., Ft. Worth, Tx
Date: Mon, 06 Apr 1992 15:33:30 GMT

In article <1992Apr3.165125.17290@cbnewsh.cb.att.com> shun@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (shun.cheung) writes:
>In article <92094.100412BUSBH@CUNYVM.BITNET> <BUSBH@CUNYVM.BITNET> writes:
>
>It would be interesting to hear what Chris Evert has to say about all this.
>Her brother John is Capriati's agent. Evert may be covering the Hilton Head
>tournament for NBC this weekend.

	I believe I heard it annouced this weekend that Capriati would stop
	playing exhibitions.  (or greatly reduce them).  This sounds like
	a good idea.

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