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STATUE SHOWS OFF ARTHUR'S ASHE: SOME CONFUSED BY NUDE FIGURE

          When the "nude 14-foot bronze statue" in front of     Arthur Ashe Commemorative Garden was unveiled last night at     the USTA National Tennis Center, "some in the crowd were     confused over its meaning, while others remarked of its     power," according to Liz Robbins of the N.Y. TIMES.  The     "imposing figure," sculpted by Eric Fischl, was "designed to     commemorate Arthur Ashe's legacy but not his likeness," and     "this was the root of the confusion."  USTA President Judy     Levering prefaced the unveiling by saying that the statue     was "provocative as well as elegant."  But "some spectators     ... were shocked" (N.Y. TIMES, 8/29). NEWSDAY's Barker &     Price-Brown write "reaction was mixed" to the statue.  While     Fischl said that it is "intended as a tribute and memorial"     to Ashe's "spirit and not to be a direct likeness," there     were "some in the crowd not too pleased that their hero is     being memorialized in the buff" (NEWSDAY, 8/29).          OLD MAN TAKE A LOOK AT MY LIFE: Pete Sampras called     "New Balls, Please," the tagline of the ATP Tour's ad     campaign promoting its young players, an "interesting     slogan."  Sampras: "I think it's a sign of what the ATP is     trying to do, how they're trying to push the young guys.  A     lot of people in the public don't know the young Europeans.      We'll see how the marketing strategy unfolds.  I admire the     effort."  Additionally, Sampras said, "It's no insult to me     or like they're pushing me out" (N.Y. TIMES, 8/29).            BODY HEAT: Martina Navratilova "isn't sure what to make     of the recent rash of female athletes posing nude for     magazines."  Navratilova: "I have really mixed emotions     about it.  I mean, it's great they feel they can do it.  I     just don't see the necessity for it.  You don't see the guys     doing it.  If you had done it 20 years ago, that would have     been the end of you.  It seems to be the in-vogue thing to     do.  I don't think women's liberation had this in mind when     they wanted equality. ... It's their choice, obviously, but     I don't think it makes you a better athlete."  But     Navratilova added, "It's attracting another audience.  I     don't know if you necessarily want those guys coming to the     matches, but we do get a wider audience" (NEWSDAY, 8/29).          NEWS & NOTES AROUND THE OPEN: The Tennis Industry     Association held a trade show at the National Tennis Center     "in conjunction with" the U.S. Open.  With the "exception of     one company, every major tennis manufacturer was in     attendance" for the three-day event that ended yesterday     (AP, 8/29)....John McEnroe appeared on "The Early Show" and     discussed with Bryant Gumbel the Heineken U.S. Open T-shirt     that he designed.  McEnroe noted this is the fourth year for     the T-shirt and added, "This is somewhat of proof that I     actually am supposedly an artist."  Gumbel, on the design:     "That's pretty good, that's not bad" (CBS, 8/29)....Serena     Williams rang the opening bell at the NYSE yesterday, along     with officials from Chase Manhattan Bank (THE DAILY). 

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