Posted by WTM on November 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Andy Murray won the Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, Spain, beating Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-2
Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 6-4 4-6 6-2 to win the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland
Aravane Rezai beat Marion Bartoli 7-5 retired to win the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia
Chan Yung-Jan beat Ayumi Morita 6-4 2-6 6-2 [...]
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Posted by WTM on October 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Roland Garros, the famed French aviator whose name is now more associated with the national tennis championships of France, died on this day, October 5, in 1918 when his plane was shot down in the Ardennes during World War I. This event – and others from today – are documented in [...]
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