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Former tennis star Date ready for challenge

Monday 07th April, 03:25 PM JST

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  • Bogi at 08:33 AM JST - 7th April

    Why?

  • some14some at 11:27 AM JST - 7th April

    Bogy said: why? *Date=vainglory *

  • Altria at 01:30 PM JST - 7th April

    A date with destiny?

  • kenchan at 09:36 PM JST - 7th April

    money money money

  • greenteaonsens at 11:05 AM JST - 8th April

    Date retired from the WTA Tour in 1996 in the prime of her career after reaching the Wimbledon semifinals

    I saw that match at Wimbledon! She played Steffi Graf (who was virtually unbeatable at Wimbledon in those days) and was beating her in the final set, until Graf moaned about the light and got the game suspended for the day. The next day the momentum was all Graff's and she won easily.

    Kimiko was "too Japanese" at that moment - she let Graff moan and whine her way off court when she should've stood her ground and made Graf play the game out that evening. Sad, because she probably would've won the final and become the first Japanese woman to win Wimbledon. But we'll never know...

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