 |
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 04:19 AM
|
#1
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 2,865
|
Why is it the 'Serena Slam' when Graf did this
back from 1993-1994??
__________________
Prayed through the nights
felt so alone
suffered from alienation
carried the weight on my own
Had to be strong
so I believed
and now I know I've succeeded
in finding the place I conceived
|
|
|
|
Sponsored Links
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 04:25 AM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Baltimore, MD
Posts: 47,183
|
Because Graf wasn't American.
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 05:16 AM
|
#3
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: the netherlands
Posts: 13,649
|
"Because Graf wasn't American"
100% but of course also because it was so controversial those days (when not steffi's fault)
__________________
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the desert of the truth
To the river so deep
We all end in the ocean
We all start in the streams
We're all carried along
By the river of dreams
In the middle of the night
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 05:20 AM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 6,165
|
Whats the big deal? Its the name Serena gave it. It is her slam she can call it what she wishes. It isn't an official name for a slam.
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 05:21 AM
|
#5
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 116
|
I always thought it was called a GRAND SLAM (meaning)
Winning all 4 in the same year starting with the
Australian Open and ending with the US Open
Or maybe I'm wrong just winning 4 in a row.
In any event that was then called a GRAND SLAM
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 05:24 AM
|
#6
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 6,165
|
Thats why Serena named it the Serena slam because it is not a Grand Slam which is 4 slams in one calendar year.
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 05:38 AM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 116
|
So then is she the only player to do this?
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 05:51 AM
|
#8
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 2,865
|
TennisFan - no, she isn't; that was the reason I started this. Steffi did this in 1993-1994 when she won the exact same order of majors...
selesfan - the big deal is that if it's going to have a name, it should go to the person who did it first; to call it the "Serena Slam" is an injustice to Graf
__________________
Prayed through the nights
felt so alone
suffered from alienation
carried the weight on my own
Had to be strong
so I believed
and now I know I've succeeded
in finding the place I conceived
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 07:29 AM
|
#9
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Out of Venus' wrath
Posts: 3,166
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 11:11 AM
|
#10
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2001
Posts: 3,733
|
Serena knew it wasnt a grand slam ... she took off tiger woods ... tiger slam ... and called it her Serena Slam .... its not a big deal ... let the girl have some fun ... geesh!!
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 11:55 AM
|
#11
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2001
Posts: 9,935
|
Quote:
Originally posted by jenglisbe
TennisFan - no, she isn't; that was the reason I started this. Steffi did this in 1993-1994 when she won the exact same order of majors...
selesfan - the big deal is that if it's going to have a name, it should go to the person who did it first; to call it the "Serena Slam" is an injustice to Graf
|
Lol. If you're going to get up in arms about this then let's credit the person who did the non-calendar slam first. Martina Navratilova did it before Steffi Graf.
Anyway, so what if she calls it a Serena Slam - it's true for this period of time!
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 12:02 PM
|
#12
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Australia
Posts: 13,054
|
She called it that because she couldnt call it a Grand Slam. Graf could have called hers the Steffi Slam, and Martina the Martina Slam, but they didnt, so thats their problem, not Serena fault.
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 02:29 PM
|
#13
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 2,865
|
MIrjanaFan - My point being that Graf won the same exact oder of majors; When Martina N did it, she won the French last so hers is unique from others.
__________________
Prayed through the nights
felt so alone
suffered from alienation
carried the weight on my own
Had to be strong
so I believed
and now I know I've succeeded
in finding the place I conceived
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 03:30 PM
|
#14
|
California Dreamer 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Heights of Indignation
Posts: 557
|
Serena has a better agent and PR people than Steffi did back then. 
__________________
What the world needs now is love, sweet love!
|
|
|
|
|
Jan 25th, 2003, 06:24 PM
|
#15
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: the netherlands
Posts: 13,649
|
a better coach too (oops that has nothing to do with it  )
__________________
In the middle of the night
I go walking in my sleep
Through the desert of the truth
To the river so deep
We all end in the ocean
We all start in the streams
We're all carried along
By the river of dreams
In the middle of the night
|
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Why is it the 'Serena Slam' when Graf did this
