Hi,

I think that this quote from the Sanex Hero site will tell you why it
absolutely is justified for Monica to have this award once aggain.
It is not the first time people come with such statements, simmiliar to
yours, Lionel, and I still can not understand it!

So, this is a quote from the HERO site :

"The Sanex Heroes Award will honour the player whose self belief and
determination are an inspiration to others and a credit to the sport.
"

So, no mention of any results either this year or last year !

Amel
citerar Lionel DI GENNARIO <lpdgc@...>:

>
> Come on guys... let's be serious
> I love Monica in a way that most people wouldn't be able to fathome.
I've
> been following her since 1991 and always supported her no matter who
was on
> the other side of the net... But if Monica had been elected the
player of
> the year, that would have been completely ridiculous and would have
> discredited this contest. She has not won a single tournament this
year,
> was ousted very quickly in Australia and in Paris and hasn't played
> since... I guess the WTA took this well-thought decision (maybe after
> consulting Monica even) not to jeopardize the future of this poll.
What
> would have Justine (or other players) thought if Monica had won. For
me,
> Monica will always remain the greatest player of all time and would
have
> been better than Steffi if... But this time we have to stick to logic
and
> fair-play and not let sentiments blind us. I still hope - even if
lately my
> optimism has been going downhill - that Monica will win another big
title
> and why not the gold medal next year, and I w
> anna see her hit some great cross-court winners again, those who
leave any
> opponent grounded with no reaction but hey, let's be fair-players...
> Lionel
>
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Amel