Love Match cements its position with more drama, and occasional sport. I only have love for one trashy series at a time, and Game On secured Monica Seles’s The Academy series as my chosen. The Women’s Lecture Series celebrates 40 years of co-education at Manhattan College and is sponsored by the Dean of Student’s Civility Project.Bloomsbury (AU: 1st February 2014 UK: 13th February 2014 US: 25th February 2014)īuy (US) Buy (UK) Buy (CA) Buy (Worldwide) Following the lecture, there will be a short meet and greet and photo opportunity with Seles. The event is free and open to the public. The lecture will be held on March 11 at 7 p.m. She is also chairman of the World Sports Forum of the Global Millennium Development Foundation, a board member of the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation and Institute for Civic Leadership, and an Ambassador for The Dwight Global Leaders Academy. Seles was inducted into the World Tennis Hall of Fame in 2009 and the U.S. Seles also wrote a young adult fiction book titled, The Academy - Game On and will release a sequel in April titled, The Academy - Game of Love. The book focuses on Seles’s journey of being a tennis superstar, dealing with tragedy, loss and self-discovery. Since her retirement, Seles has published two books including the 2009 national best seller, Getting a Grip: On My Mind, My Body and Myself. Remarkably, Seles returned to the game and won her ninth Grand Slam Title in 1996. In 1993, Seles’s career took a tragic turn when she was stabbed in the back by a fan during a match in Germany, which kept her off the court for more than two years. She won her first Grand Slam Title at the age of 16 and first became No. Seles won 53 singles titles and 6 doubles tournaments. Seles retired from professional tennis in 2008, ending a dramatic yet successful career. 1 world ranking for 178 consecutive weeks. Throughout her career, Seles won nine Grand Slam Titles and held the No. 1 tennis player in the world, on Tuesday, March 11 as part of its yearlong Women’s Lecture Series celebration. Manhattan College will host Monica Seles, formerly ranked as the No.
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