What about Alexandra Stevenson ??!

Mr. Federerpov · Mar 22, 2008

I heard a lot of interesting things about her and saw some interesting videos .
Will I ever have the chance to see her back in TV again ? Or did she retire ?

Thoughts ??

johnny ballgame · Mar 22, 2008

Mr. Federerpov said:
I heard a lot of interesting things about her and saw some interesting videos .
Will I ever have the chance to see her back in TV again ? Or did she retire ?

She still plays quite a few challenger level events. Unfortunately, she hasn't been able to string enough wins together to get her ranking anywhere close to the top 100. Her shoulder injury is a problem.

MEAC_ALLAMERICAN · Mar 22, 2008

Plus she is approaching 28 years old and I don't think she can do much more damage on the tour. She will always have that Wimbledon semifinals run back in 1999. :?

Katlion · Mar 22, 2008

I have never even heard of her....

johnny ballgame · Mar 22, 2008

Katlion said:
I have never even heard of her....

Pretty interesting story. Julius Erving (Dr. J) is her dad. Although she didn't know that for quite some time. Her mom was a journalist in Philly when Dr. J was playing for the Sixers.

She had a dream run to the semis of Wimbledon in '99 (coming out of the qualies), but hasn't been able to replicate that kind on result since. I met her at the Atlanta area challenger last fall, she was nice.

Mr. Federerpov · Mar 23, 2008

what about her backhand was it really that good ??

Rickson · Mar 23, 2008

Mr. Federerpov said:
I heard a lot of interesting things about her and saw some interesting videos .
Will I ever have the chance to see her back in TV again ? Or did she retire ?

Thoughts ??

Dr J's daughter. She was definitely a hottie.

Rickson · Mar 23, 2008

Mr. Federerpov said:
what about her backhand was it really that good ??

Didn't she have a one hander?

Ronaldo · Mar 23, 2008

Rickson said:
Dr J's daughter. She was definitely a hottie.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/1999/wimbledon/news/1999/07/02/erving_stevenson/

What a 1st serve and BH! More errors than a Williams sister.

J-man · Mar 23, 2008

Ronaldo said:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/1999/wimbledon/news/1999/07/02/erving_stevenson/

What a 1st serve and BH! More errors than a Williams sister.

Interesting. It said that he had only met his daughter once. Though they would be closer

Ronaldo · Mar 23, 2008

J-man said:
Interesting. It said that he had only met his daughter once. Though they would be closer

That was 8 yrs ago.

MEAC_ALLAMERICAN · Mar 23, 2008

Mr. Federerpov said:
what about her backhand was it really that good ??

She has a one hand backhand and it's really good when she gets in position to hit the shot. But her movement isn't the best for a 6'1" girl, and you know how that goes.

J-man · Mar 23, 2008

Ronaldo said:
That was 8 yrs ago.

But still. I just thought they were closer. But granted I did not know much about her to begin with.

DomStar7 · Mar 23, 2008

what happened to mashona washington and canda rubin?

Ronaldo · Mar 23, 2008

J-man said:
But still. I just thought they were closer. But granted I did not know much about her to begin with.

Stand corrected, he met her once when she was 3. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00E5DF103DF937A35754C0A96F958260

Ronaldo · Mar 23, 2008

DomStar7 said:
what happened to mashona washington and canda rubin?

Chanda Rubin is on FSN now for the final.

Bones08 · Mar 23, 2008

Ronaldo said:
Chanda Rubin is on FSN now for the final.

Mashonda had surgery on her knee and now she's back in the Miami Qualies trying to fight her way back to the form that saw her defeat Sharapova in 2004.

Rob_C · Mar 24, 2008

Mr. Federerpov said:
what about her backhand was it really that good ??

She had Pete Fischer as coach while she was still in the jrs, he convinced her to switch from a 2H to a 1H backhand, like he did Sampras, I'm assuming to get the same results. Plus, she's a big girl, so she doesnt move that well. Some people think its better if poor movers use 1H backhands.

LeftyServe · Mar 24, 2008

She was/is saddled with one of the worst "stage mothers" out there. Read Jon Wertheim's book "Venus Envy" where both she and her mother come off as arrogant and paranoid, an us vs. them attitude.

Ronaldo · Mar 24, 2008

Bones08 said:
Mashonda had surgery on her knee and now she's back in the Miami Qualies trying to fight her way back to the form that saw her defeat Sharapova in 2004.

http://www.protennislive.com/frames...o=1&eventid=M007&ref=www.sonyericssonopen.com

johnny ballgame · Apr 14, 2008

FYI, Stevenson won a WTA match today in Charleston. Well done.

chrisdaniel · Apr 14, 2008

..

looks like she might play Jelena Jankovic .

MEAC_ALLAMERICAN · Apr 14, 2008

She came through the qualies and won her 1st round match, now she plays top seeded Jankovic tomorrow or wednesday..

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