Published Stefan Edberg Articles
Here is a collection of articles written on
Stefan Edberg. I personally derive great
pleasure from reading well-written articles on
Edberg.
If you have Edberg articles that you would
like to add to the collection, please write to
mlliu@charter.net.
- To be young, beautiful, and gifted:
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The 1984 Davis-Cup
Double match, my writeup after viewing the match
on tape in 2003. A very young Stefan, at 18, along
with Anders Jarryd, wowed them
at the doubles match that concluded Sweden's second
Davis-cup victory. What a treat.
Too bad that there weren't more closeups of a very young Stefan.
But what aplomb for an 18 year old "youngster."
He certainly impressed the three ESPN commentators.
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Action louder than Words, my
writeup on a moment in Edberg's 1985 AO semifinal against
Ivan Lendl, where his action did the talking.
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Pancho Segura: Meet The Wisest Man In Tennis
an article which appeared in "Tennis", March, 1986, in which
the great Pancho mentioned Stefan several times.
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"(Australian) Tennis", March 1986 article
"STEFAN EDBERG:
BEST OF THE SWEDES?"
by Roger M. Williams
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An 1987 article on Edberg that
may bring a smile to your face, as it did me. There is
a paragraph about a (then) 13-year old Stefan fan that
really strikes a chord!
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Another 1987 article
which gave a fair analysis of Stefan's tennis strokes
at the time.
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF STEFAN EDBERG
by Craig Gabriel
(from "Australian Tennis", Sept. 1988), compliments
of Lloyd.
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Wimbledon 88-90
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Edberg a deserving new champion
REX BELLAMY,
London Times, JUL 5, 1988
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Secret fires ignite deep inside a Nordic Bambi
Simon Barnes,London Times, JUL 5, 1988
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Pickard coaching makes its mark
Richard Evans,London Times, JUL 5, 1988
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THE COOLEST CHAMPION
By Kim Cunningham, World Tennis, October 1988
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Edberg fights his way off the floor
REX BELLAMY,
London Times, JUL 2, 1988 - about his semifinal win over Mercir.
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Edberg shuts out McEnroe
REX BELLAMY,
London Times, JUL 8, 1989
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Becker rises with gale force
REX BELLAMY,
London Times, JUL 10, 1989
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Becker and Edberg in a centre court reunion
ANDREW LONGMORE,
London Times, JUL 7, 1990
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Champions tuning up for an encore
ANDREW LONGMORE,
London Times, JUL 10, 1990
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A 1991 essay on Edberg, by Andrew Longmore
of the London Times.
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THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION
by Alan Trengove, which appeared in
"Australian Tennis" August 1991
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1991 Wimbledon writeup as recorded by one who was there in the stands,
Stefan was mentioned favorable in one paragraph.
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1991 U.S. Open Victory - perfection on display:
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Cold fish in need of mustard
SIMON BARNES, TUE 03 SEP 1991 (about the R16 match against Chang)
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EDBERG PRODUCES BEST TO BETTER CHANG AT OPEN,
by Alison Muscatine,
September 2, 1991
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PLAYING TO PERFECTION, EDBERG GRABS 1ST OPEN,
by Alison Muscatine,
September 9, 1991
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EDBERG'S FINAL DOMINANCE DOESN'T DIMINISH COURIER,
by
ARTHUR ASHE, September 10, 1991
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Courier Gets Bested by Edberg U.S. Open,
by Thomas Bonk, L. A. Times, September 9, 1991
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1992 US Open Epic wins:
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Edberg Manages to Stop Krajicek U.S. Open
by Thomas Bonk, L.A. Times, September 9, 1992
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U.S. OPEN Edberg Loves the Net Result Men's quarterfinal
by Thomas Bonk, L.A. Times, September 12, 1992
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Edberg, Sampras Struggle to Survive Tough Semifinals
by Thomas Bonk, L.A. Times, September 13, 1992
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Washington Post 1992 USO article,
EDBERG TAKES SAMPRAS, U.S. OPEN, NO. 1 RANKING
by Alison Muscatine,
September 14, 1992
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Stefan's interview after his first-round victory
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Stefan's interview after his 2nd-round victory
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Stefan's interview after his 3rd-round victory
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Stefan's interview after his 4th round victory over Krajicek.
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Krajicek's interview after his R16 loss to Stefan.
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Stefan's interview after his QF win over Ivan Lendl
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Lendl's interview
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Edberg interview after his 1992 USO SF win over Chang
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Chang interview after his 1992 USO semi defeat
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Pete Sampras interview after his 1992 USO final defeat
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Edberg interview after his final victory at the 1992 USO
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SWEDE'S BURNING DESIRE
"Evening Standard" report, Tuesday 14 June 1994
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A 1994 interview at Indian Wells "I am slipping".
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A year of farewell:
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A French article, 1996, loosely translated.
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1996 Lipton interview 1
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1996 Lipton interview 2
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Edberg Wins Match and Earns Ovation in Paris
By ROBIN FINN, New York Times, 1996 Roland Garros.
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1996 interview, after
his win over Michael Chang at Roland Garros.
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Old-timer turns back the clock,
by Steve Wilstein, Associated Press writer, on Stefan's
first-round win over Richard Kraijeck at his 1996
U.S. Open.
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A Class Act Without An Encore
By HARVEY ARATON, New York Times, US Open 1996.
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Class Act Edberg Making One Last Run at U.S.Open,
September 1, 1996, New York Times
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1996 US Open postmatch interview
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Stefan Edberg, a Class Act,
a December 1996 article, source unknown.
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Giant of tennis
, DEC 26 1996, a letter published in the London Times.
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Stefan vs. Thomas Muster,
an account of Stefan's last match against Thomas Muster,
the Austrian star, on Muster's home turf, plus
postings from rec.sports.tennis. Stefan has an unblemished
record against the Austrian tennis star.
- Post retirement
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A Swedish interview, 1997, translated.
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e Champions' Parade, Wimbledon 2000
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Exhibition at the Kalmar Tennis Club, Edberg vs. Vinciguerra
with an account of the exhibition which took place in year 2000,
and links to many photos.
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Lloyd: Tim needs Edberg, an
article which appeared on BBC Sports online in April 2001,
in which David Lloyd suggested that Tim Henman seek
Stefan as coach.
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"Edberg-by-the Sea", a 1998 article by Roger M. Williams
TennisONE Travel Editor, about Edberg becoming a part owner
of the Tennis Club de Beauvallon in Ste Maxime on the French Riviera.
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”Jag är väl en tråkig person”
("I guess I am a boring person"), an article that appeared in
http://www.expressen.se, 7/10/2002. Excellent and humorous description of
Stefan - English translation provided by Bjorn.
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My account of my fantastic time at the
Adidas Smash event held at the Ocean Edge Resort in
Cape Cod, summer 2002;
photos galore.
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A 2002 article by Ted Robinson,
USA Network's commentator at US Opens, who paid a heartfelt
compliment to Edberg in the last paragraph of this article,
posted on the eve of the 2002 US Open. The original article was
accompanied by a photo of Stefan. I am thankful for the article:
Stefan has not been forgotten by those who were there during
his glorious days at Flushing Meadows.
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A 2002 article by George Vecsey,
New York Times, 9/6/02, "Non-Americans Give U.S. Open Its Flair",
in which there appears a sweet sentence about Stefan.
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End of the Serve and Volley Era?
Postings on the Tennis Warehouse "pro player talk" board, September
2002. An excellent analysis which pays tribute to Edberg and
explains why serve-and-volley will be
played less and less.
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Stefan Edberg - snubbed by the Hall of
Fame, my writeup on the Tennis Hall of Fame's announcement
that Edberg was not the 2002 nominee, as many of us had expected.
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A first-person story by Jon Wertheim,
as appeared on the 9-30-02 issue of his Tennis Mailbag.
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Stefan played Becker in a charity
event - Lengend Live III - in Denmark, November, 2002.
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Stefan at the Royal
Albert Hall, London, December 5, 2002
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Stefan played Squash in Sweden,
January 7, 2003.
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Edberg's Return,
an article that appeared
in the London Sunday Time the Sunday before the
Queen's Tournament exhibition (against Becker) on June 15, 2003.
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Stefan returned to Queen's in 2003
to play an exhibition against Becker.
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Thanks, Hall Of Fame, for finally remembering Stefan Edberg!
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The Stefan Edberg fantansy camp
, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 2003.
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Stefan Edberg to be inducted to
the International Hall of Fame
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Another version of the
Jon Wertheim story, posted before Stefan's induction
to the Hall of Fame
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On line, off limits,
a Wimbledon 2004 article that appeared in the Guardian --
testimony from a linesman who described the bratty behavior
of some big-name players, while calling Stefan, in contrast, a genleman.
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Be Joyous Within and Walk Gently Upon This Earth
-- The Saga of Stefan Edberg, by Bill Simoons,
featured in INSIDE TENNIS/JULY 2004 -- a tribute to
Stefan's induction to the International Tennis
Hall of Fame.
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Stefan Edberg, the Gentleman Champion,
Paul Fein, Australian Tennis Magazine, July 2004.
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Enshrined, embraced at the Tennis Hall of Fame
, BY MIKE SZOSTAK,
The Providence Journal.
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Hall of Fame Inductee Edberg Celebrates at Ocean Edge
By Jason Brown, USTA.com, July 13, 2004, an interview with
photos.
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The Tennis Week Interview: Stefan Edberg
By Richard Pagliaro of Tennis Week,
07/22/2004. This is an excellent interview that
was also taken at the Ocean Edge and came accompanied
with a photo of the family.
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Miscellaneous
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Tony and Stefan - the Old pair is together again
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The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century
Steve Flink, which lists among it this:
Stefan Edberg d. Ivan Lendl; 6-7, 7-5, 6-1, 4-6, 9-7; semifinal; Australian Open; grass; 1985.
but does not include Stefan among the top 10 players.
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A nicely written piece on
tennis, including a section on Edberg, captured here.
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"Stefan Edberg, as time goes by",
a collage of photos showing Stefan evolving with time,
assembled by me.
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An abstract of a biographical article
of Stefan, published by the H.W. Wilson Co, that has
a couple of great quotes.
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Stefan Edberg, the perfect gentleman - publish date unknown.
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An Essay on Tennis - publish date unknown.
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Stefan Edberg-a critical analysis
by Suketu, Published on Sydenham's newsletter "Speak" in Nov. 95 -
a serious analysis of Edberg's game, which I don't completely
agree with; but it is well written and insightful.
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Stefan Edberg's Greatest Matches
by me.
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Stefan Iceberg, a 2002 post by an Edberg fan on mouthshut.com.
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A collection of clippings
and photos from Karen, including some amusing ones.
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An analysis of Stefan's famed backhand - photos included.
