Tennis fans are all saying the same thing after Steffi Graf argument with the umpire during her Olympic defeat….Read More
Steffi Graf is one of tennis’ all-time greats, and she thoroughly dominated the sport in her prime. But the German had her fair share of disappointing defeats, with one such loss coming in the semifinals of the 1991 French Open.
Graf was seeded second at the tournament and she reached the final four without dropping a single set, losing only 20 games in the process. There, she was up against fifth seed Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, who had also won all of her sets and dropped only 17 games until then.Steffi Graf faced the worst defeat of her career at the time, as she was thrashed 6-0, 6-2 by the Spaniard. The German made 51 unforced errors during the match as her hopes of a third French Open title were dashed spectacularly.
Graf said after the match that making so many unforced errors was something that had happened after a very long time. She then expressed hope that it would take a similarly long time before it occurred
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