Former Wimbledon champs calls female players overweight
LONDON (AP) - Former Wimbledon champion Pat Cash believes many female tennis
players are overweight and out of shape. He likens Lindsay Davenport to a
shot putter. Cash said the Williams sisters are among the only players on
the women's tour who are in top condition. "Women's tennis is not what it
used to be with Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Hana Mandlikova," Cash
told the Mirror. "They were incredibly fit and worked hard. These days,
girls can take it easy and still make millions. Look at Lindsay Davenport.
She's a big girl. When you look at her, you think, 'Whoa, there is no way
she is going to be a tennis player. Put her in the shot put instead.'" Cash,
an Australian who won Wimbledon in 1987 and now coaches British player Greg
Rusedski, added: "Aside from the Williams sisters and perhaps Amelie
Mauresmo, women tennis players are certainly all carrying extra weight and
they shouldn't be."
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