TENNIS : FAST FIRST AID REPLACES FAST FIRST SERVES.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Steffi Graf Noun 1. Steffi Graf - German tennis player who won seven women's singles titles at Wimbledon (born in 1969) Graf, Stephanie Graf nursed a fallen opponent Monday, and Michael Chang Michael Te-Pei Chang (張德培; Pinyin: Zhāng Dépéi; born February 22 1972, in Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.) is an American former professional tennis player. rescued a ball girl who fainted in the heat as the injury-riddled Australian Open
an abnormal gait in which the animal does not fully extend the limb, the plantar surface is not properly placed with respect to the ground surface at the time of impact so that the limb is likely to collapse and the animal to fall. start. Graf led 5-1 in the first set when Janette Husarova of Slovakia twisted her left knee changing direction while rushing the net. Graf, who's had plenty of injuries of her own, put a towel under Husarova, carried out ice in another towel and unrolled an elastic bandage elastic bandage n. A stretchable bandage used to create localized pressure. before a trainer and doctor arrived to finish the job of wrapping the knee in ice. ``When she said she twisted her knee and she couldn't move at all, I knew it was probably serious,'' Graf said. ``I know what to do. It took a while until somebody came out. Putting ice on it right away is the most important thing.'' Graf stayed with Husarova until she left in a wheelchair, which bore the curious sign ``Maternity Unit.'' The top-seeded Graf, seeking her fifth Australian Open title, had such a short workout in the match that she went directly from center court to a practice court for an hour of hitting. By the time she arrived back in the locker room, Husarova already was feeling a little better and walking around. Graf was surprised that it took nearly 10 minutes for a trainer and doctor to arrive on court. ``A doctor should be close by,'' Graf said. ``I know that the trainers can't be on the court all the time, because they're busy in the locker room, and it takes a little while to come out. ``I'm surprised at how many injuries and pullouts there have been in the tournament,'' she said. ``I think it's extraordinary. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what is causing it, if the surface or the balls have anything to do with it.'' Chang, the men's No. 2 seed, had no problem beating Kris Goossens of Belgium 6-0, 6-3, 6-1. The only unexpected part of the match was the brief collapse of a ball girl, whom Chang helped out with a water-soaked towel he kept handy. Chang isn't trained in first aid, but, like Graf, knows what to do from experience in certain situations. ``Playing in some pretty tough conditions,'' he said, ``you learn things, precautions that you need to take if you feel like your body temperature is rising a little bit higher than what you're normally used to.'' |
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