Word: navratilova
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...tennis great Billie Jean King looked on, two of the biggest names in the history of women’s tennis—Martina Navratilova and Martina Hingis—toed opposite service lines yesterday in the most unlikely of venues, Harvard’s Bright Hockey Center...
...Sportimes’ victory hinged on Hingis, 24, who took down Navratilova, 48, in singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles sets. Hingis won 15 games to Navratilova?...
...thought I played pretty well,” Navratilova said, later adding, “It was the best I played, and I got whooped...
Although early in the singles match she fought hard for points, Navratilova—Sports Illustrated’s fourteenth greatest athlete of all time—barely broke into a match that never really went her way. Navratilova repeatedly struck a frustrated pose, jerking her head towards the rink’s wood-boarded ceiling and throwing up her arms in exasperation after double-faulting in her service game and returning volleys directly into...
...Navratilova paired up with Daja Bedanova in women’s singles, putting up their best showing of their night early and advancing to an initial 2-0 set lead. New York rallied—and despite Navratilova’s athletic prowess, which she showed off with an improbable leaping cross-court backhand volley—won the set 5-3, as Hingis nailed a series of deep shots...