She understands English, but prefers speaking German. Mario translates as she talks about her daughter. What happened last summer, Melanie says, was predictable. Martina's not 16 anymore. What's most important as she gets older is that she understands not just the athletic thing, but the human thing.
Every person has needs.
Things happen with the body and the mind. At the moment, Martina is doing what's right for her. She's changing all the time. That's what the French Open and Wimbledon were all about last year. And now her daughter does, too.