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...McEnroe?" But others are pleased to remember that, if only by the accident of his father's army station, he cometh from Germany. McEnroe broke his old record for ugly behavior at the Open, earning $17,500 in fines and a two-month suspension. Shortly after, Czechoslovakia's Hana Mandlikova had a minor Mac attack worth $500. Asked what language Mandlikova chose to curse in, British Supervisor of Women Georgina Clark expressed more than the truth when she replied, "American...
...Saturday, Hana Mandlikova of Czechoslovakia won her second Australian Open women's singles title and earned the fourth Grand Slam crown of her career, upsetting Martina Navratilova, the world's top-ranked player...
...youthful players and 2,650 coaches, the program has brought the small (pop. 15.4 million) East European nation to the heights of international tennis: besides Navratilova, its alumni include Ivan Lendl, the world's No. l player, and such other top seeds as Miloslav Mecir, Helena Sukova and Hana Mandlikova -- who surprised the tennis world last week by marrying an Australian restaurateur between rounds of the Federation...
...result is an astonishing array of premier players. Lendl is backed up by Mecir (worldwide pro ranking, 20), Milan Srejber (32), Tomas Smid (35) and Pavel Slozil (85); fourth-ranked Mandlikova's teammates include Sukova (7), Andrea Holikova (78) and Regina Marsikova (79). In return for a passport, each of the athletes has agreed to clear participation in tournaments with the board, pay 20% of after-expense prize money to the federation, and kick in an additional $3,000 annually to defray travel expenses for junior players...
Still, every time it seems in trouble, Czechoslovakia always manages to overcome its problems by producing more champions. With Mandlikova, Sukova and the other top Czechoslovaks facing Navratilova as head of the U.S. team in the Federation Cup finals this week, it is evident once again that tennis according to Marx can be a winning proposition...