With Martina Hingis out the door, could the much classier Monica Seles
make a comeback? It appears so.

The 34-year-old, beset by foot and back injuries that unofficially
pushed her into retirement four years ago, said she might compete at
next spring's Sony Ericsson Open in Miami and the three majors thereafter.

"I certainly would not ever be able to do a full schedule again,
because of the foot," Seles told the Los Angeles Times. "But I'm
thinking about the slams and about some of the better tournaments that
lead into them."

Seles, with a style -- using both hands on forehands and backhands and
taking the ball early -- that hadn't been seen before, was the most
dominant performer on the women's tour in her peak. At one stretch,
she won seven of eight Grand Slam tourneys she contested from 1991-93.

Of course, her career was never the same after she was stabbed in the
back by a deranged fan during a match in Germany in April 1993. A
two-year sabbatical, mostly having to do with the mental trauma of the
incident, followed.

"I guess I kind of had two tennis careers," said Seles, a longtime
Florida resident. "I still love to play. That has never lessened."