{"id":267,"date":"2014-04-01T19:13:32","date_gmt":"2014-04-01T19:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/?page_id=267"},"modified":"2014-04-13T17:32:05","modified_gmt":"2014-04-13T17:32:05","slug":"the-bueno-game","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.mariabueno.org\/indextemp.php\/the-bueno-game\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bueno Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

REX BELLAMY\u00a0(\u201cLove Thirty\u201d,\u00a0 published 1990)<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u201cThe\u00a0memories of her early splendour are vivid if few : the elegant figure in Tinling-designed\u00a0 dresses; the magnetic, aloof, slightly imperious personality; the grace and\u00a0 panache; the blazing facility of service and volley; and the Latin instinct for\u00a0 style and artistry. One must recall the homespun eccentricity of her response to\u00a0 a good lob.<\/p>\n

Lacking Court\u2019s athleticism or Turner\u2019s footwork, Bueno set off\u00a0 towards the backstop with as much speed as she could muster and hit a return\u00a0 back over her left shoulder. It was usually an impressively crisp shot and her\u00a0 opponents had little idea where it was going. Bueno enjoyed doing that – and\u00a0 hearing the crowd gasp with astonishment and pleasure. It was like a grace note\u00a0 in music or a painter\u2019s flamboyant signature in a corner of a canvas.\u201d<\/p>\n

DAN MASKELL (\u201cFrom where I\u00a0sit\u201d, published 1988)<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u201cThis\u00a0 supremely stylish player, always strikingly dressed by Ted Tinling, was a joy to\u00a0 watch. On reflection I\u00a0 cannot ever remember her playing an ugly shot even under the severest of\u00a0 pressure.\u201d<\/p>\n

AL LANEY<\/span><\/h4>\n

\u201cNot only\u00a0 is she the most graceful of all players – but she uses every shot known to the\u00a0 game and all of the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nicknames<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \"\"<\/p>\n