Monica Seles' first match since her stabbing in Hamburg 27
months ago was greeted by commentary across the U.S.
OPINION SAMPLER: In L.A. Julie Cart writes "All expect the
21-year-old to rejuvenate the game through the force of her
vivacious personality and her dominating, fiercely competitive
game" (L.A. TIMES, 7/30). Jody Goldstein writes that "the one
thing Saturday's match proved is that Seles has a future in
tennis. It gives her something positive instead of the negative
thoughts she has let dominate her mind over the past two years"
(HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 7/30). N.Y. POST columnist Ray McNulty:
"Everyone knows how important Seles is to women's tennis,
especially to the marketability of the tour" (N.Y. POST, 7/30).
In Philadelphia, Diane Pucin reports, "The emotional scars took
27 months to heal. The tennis problems healed in about 27
seconds" (PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, 7/30). Baltimore SUN columnist
John Eisenberg: "In truth, [Seles'] her return probably will
show just how weak the game has gotten and underscore the crying
need for another young player to come along and challenge Seles"
(Baltimore SUN, 7/30). In Chicago, Bernie Lincicome writes, "It
couldn't have turned out better. A more suspicious person would
think it was fixed" (CHICAGO TRIBUNE, 7/30).
