I last saw her 10years back playing wonderful tennis. The queen of grass court, Steffi Graf, amazingly she retains the same magic after 10 years. Her forehand is as lethal as it was a decade ago. As her opponent Kim Clijsters rightly pointed out her legs moves so fast and she still has the same. Many new faces might have come and gone but one face that is always in tennis fans minds is Steffi Graf.
The charm she carried throughout her carrier is once more in front of our eyes, when she played the exhibition match at Wimbledon Center Court to test the new roof. First time everyone get to see the lighter side of Steffi. Very different to her character she was smiling, joking and relaxing. You never get to see herlike that. She was always serious in her business. Come smash really hard forehand strokes at her opponent, finish the game 6-0, 6-1 and move on to next game still she ends up as Champion.
Graf retired in 1999 with 22 major titles, including seven Wimbledon crowns out of nine finals, said: "I've been so nervous. It was special. A real treat to be on court." There is no tennis venue more special to me than Centre Court at Wimbledon. It just doesn't get any better. I couldn't be more honoured to play there again with my husband Andre, and tennis greats Kim and Tim. It will mean so much to return to Wimbledon and see so many familiar places, relive so many wonderful memories."
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