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Du känner inte till någon länk till denna fakta??? Jag har snart googlat ihjäl mig...
En googlesökning på "'Stefan Edberg' serve died" gav en del:
http://anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=15846
"The freakiest sports fatality occurred on the tennis court. At the Junior Boys' Final of the 1983 U.S. Open, linesman Richard Wertheim was hit in the groin by a serve from eventual champion Stefan Edberg. Wertheim toppled backward, hitting his head on the court. He died in the hospital five days later of a subdural hematoma."
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http://www.geocities.com/edhead01us/archive8.html
Many years ago I heard the story that Edberg caused the death of a linesman with a first serve in his early career. I didn't go deeper until, a month and a half ago, a visitor to my site asked me for details on the same story. I then decided to e-mail the question to "Il Tennis Italiano", Italian main tennis magazine and that's what they replied in the issue of August:
"The incredible story of the linesman is, unfortunately, absolutely true. In 1983, Stefan Edberg took part in the junior US Open, a tournament that he eventually won to complete his junior Grand Slam. On September 10th, his semifinal against Patrick McEnroe was scheduled. With a first serve Edberg hit the middle linesman, Richard Wertheim, 61, who lost his balance in order to try to avoid the ball and hit his head on the hardcourt. Our reporter, back then, was right on that court and immortalized the episode in all its dramacity. The linesman was immediately carried to the hospital and the Edberg's match was not suspended. After a ten day coma, Wertheim passed away. Not the blow from the ball, but the cranial trauma following his bad fall was blamed for his death. Stefan Edberg said he really thought of quitting playing tennis then, due to the feeling of guilt."