Biography of Stefan Edberg

An Angel on goal

January 19, 1966
Swedish tennis player Stefan Edberg was born on January 19, 1966 in a modest building of Vastevik, the provincial town of 22,000 inhabitants. His father is a police officer. The little Stefan, shy and polite, at the age of seven he began to attend one of the municipal tennis courses. With his first racket in hand he admires on tv the rising star of Swedish tennis player Bjorn Borg. In 1978 he won the most important race, Swedish Stefan Edberg under 12. Then the coach, former Percy Rosberg, persuades the boy to give up two-hand grip: since then, the backhand and the backhand better shots become wills Stefan. In the final of the tournament under 16 of "Avvenire" (Milan), fifteen-year-old Edberg is beaten by the strong Australian Pat Cash. For the first time in tennis history, in 1983 a guy wins a Grand Slam, all four major tournaments in the world, in the Junior category: Stefan Edberg.
A curious fact and ironic: at the press conference for Wimbledon, Stefan says: "My father is a criminal" (my dad is a criminal), provoking a general bafflement. Stefan actually meant that the father was agent of the Criminal Division. At Gothenburg in 1984 Stefan Edberg, paired with Jarrid (both very young) is the hero of a victory almost demeaning to opponents, having regard to the American couple's caliber McEnroe-Fleming, the world number one. In 1985 Australian Open win the final in three sets buckets, beating defending champion and his compatriot Mats Wilander, a year and a half older. Stefan Edberg closes the season with the fifth spot in the world rankings. The following year did not compete: back in Australia in 1987 and arrives in the final. It's the last game that is played on the grass of Kooyong Stadium history (in aborigine "wading place").
Beats that Pat Cash, impulsive, aggressive, quarrelsome, showing great class and coolness, in a beautiful match along 5 sets. Stefan Edberg moved to South Kensington, fairly quiet suburb of London. With him there is Annette, in the past already flame of Wilander. In 1988 playing then-so to speak-at home, at Wimbledon. Arrives in the final, it meets the German Champion Boris Becker and win in two hours and 39 minutes. The daily Repubblica said: "Stefan thumped and volleava, flying over angelic that field reduced to riding, that very poor grass where Boris did not end from slipping. Seemed more comfortable than an Englishman, Edberg. Not for nothing has decided to live here. " In Edberg never managed to win the French Open. Once Stefan arrived in final, in 1989: the character is a 17-year-old Chinese passport USES, the more unexpected outsiders, able to perform at least one miracle at every match.
His name is Michael Chang. Against Chang on favoritissimo Stefan Edberg leads two sets to one, and has to break the ball 10 times in the fourth set. In one way or another manage to fallirle all. The following year Edberg has the chance to bounce back. WINS again Wimbledon and climbs to the top of the world rankings. In 1991 in New York loses leaving 6 games to Courier. The following year, in the last three rounds on three occasions Stefan dates back from a break below in the fifth set. In the final beating Pete Sampras, who will be able to say to Edberg: "he's such a gentleman that almost was rooting for him." Subsequent years are those of descent: from 1993 to 1995 at the fifth, seventh, slips Edberg 23rd.
In 1996 at Wimbledon, Edberg manages to lose against Dick Norman, unknown Dutch. Stefan decides to retire, he told the press. Spends no time and the Angel back to fly on goal: resumes to play well, to win often. Back down to number 14. Often seemingly aloof, always elegant, Edberg is committed to the end, but won't return to the Summit of Olympus. The career ends, all applaud him. The December 27, 2013, it was announced that Stefan Edberg will enter as coach to be part of the team of Roger Federer.
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