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Why We Are Having This Ridiculous Contest:

Let's face it, if you are a true blue (and yellow) Edhead, this is a traumatic time for you! The pro tennis season is in full swing and there seems to be more tennis news than ever. But who can fill the "Stefan Void"?

Enqvist, perhaps? Sure, he's eye candy, but Stefan was (is) FAR more than just a pretty face (along with other obvious assets). In fact, he is greatly admired by men and women alike for many reasons unrelated to his appealing physical attributes.

Henman? With Stefan helping him with his game, it's hard not to hope for him to follow in the footsteps of the S&V great one. But while Tim's a nice kid, he lacks that certain undefinable something necessary to inspire "mass worship."

Of course "Stefan Jr." has arrived!... But we'll have to wait 17 or 18 years to see how far from the tree the fruit falls. The fact of the matter is that Stefan is simply not replaceable. Nor would we want him to be, of course. It's time to accept the truth let there be no substitute. The best we can hope for are frequent exhibitions, a little news now and then and, of course, we all have our collection of favorite tapes to console ourselves with (like the Greatest Match of this World: The 1991 US Open Final, Edberg Over Courier.)

This contest is meant to be therapeutic for suffering Edheads. Come on and express yourself! Laugh, cry, act like a complete idiot! It'll make you feel better! We can get through this trying time if we work together! Send your submissions today! Poems, verse, song, prose, limericks, whatever. We'll award Edhead t-shirts to the best AND the worst, so don't be afraid to be dreadful!

Voting will take place eventually...

Entry # 1

Bad Haiku

by Ed Toombs & Peter van Meirlo

Valorous Volleys
Valiant Vastervik Viking
Why did you retire?

Entry # 2

Untitled Prose

by Laurie White

His humility and dignity, unsurpassed,

his talent and grace, unequaled.

His smile, so warm and engaging,

his wit, dry and entertaining.

These qualities are only but a part

of this unforgettable man

who has stepped from the limelight to follow his heart.

Entry #3

"Stefan"

Or "Our feelings after his finale at the Stockholm Open, 1996"

(To be sung to the tune of "Mandy" by Barry Manilow)

(A somewhat corny but heartfelt reaction to the devastating night of his loss to Kulti in the first round by Joyce Friedman)

We remember all the years

You brought us pleasure far and near

A wonderful man

A timeless athlete

A true sportsman

And here...came... the last...tournament

We anticipated it for months

Looking in your eyes

We see a hero

We always realized

How happy you made us

C [ Oh Stefan

H [ Well you came and you gave without taking

O [ And he sent you away (Kulti)

R [ Oh Stefan

U [ Well you volleyed and stopped us from shaking

S [ And we need you today

[ Oh Stefan.......

We're standing on the edge of time

You walked away for one last time

Caught up in a world, of booming serving

The tears are in our eyes

And nothing is right

[CHORUS]

Yesterday's a dream

We face the morning

Crying from the pain

The tears are flowing

[CHORUS]

Oh Stef

Well you came and you gave without taking

But he sent you away