MIRRA ANDREEVA WINS FRENCH OPEN AT 19, BECOMES YOUNGEST WOMEN’S CHAMPION SINCE MONICA SELES . (PHOTO).
Mirra Andreeva wins French Open at 19, becomes youngest women’s champion since Monica Seles Russian tennis star Mirra Andreeva completed a breakout run at the French Open on Saturday, defeating Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 to capture her first Grand Slam title at age 19. Andreeva, who was already regarded as a prodigy after emerging on the WTA Tour as a teenager, became the youngest women’s singles champion since Monica Seles, who was 18 when she won her third straight French Open in 1992. Ranked eighth in the world, she controlled the final in Paris, taking command after dropping just a few early games. The match shifted decisively when Andreeva won nine consecutive games to seize control, eventually closing out the victory with a backhand winner on match point before falling to her knees in celebration on the clay. She finished with 25 winners compared to Chwalinska’s 10 and committed fewer unforced errors in a match played under windy conditions at Cour...
This is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the Greek island of Crete,possibly dating to the middle or late Minoan Bronze Age {2nd millennium BC.It is about 15cm {5.9}in diameter and covered on both sides with a spiral of stamped symbols.Its purpose and meaning and even it's original Geographical place of manufacture,remain disputed,making it one of the most famous mysteries of archeaology.Is displayed at the archaeological museum of Heraklion.One more picture below. 
Perseus with Medusa's head.
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