MIRRA ANDREEVA WINS FRENCH OPEN AT 19, BECOMES YOUNGEST WOMEN’S CHAMPION SINCE MONICA SELES . (PHOTO).

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 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...

SPACESHIP CRUSHED HARRISON FORD ON SET OF THE NEW STAR WARS.

Flying Solo: Harrison Ford, pictured in London yesterday, has been airlifted to hospital after injuring himself on the set of the latest Star Wars film                                                                                71 years old Harrison Ford was airlifted yesterday to the hospital after a space ship crushed his ankle in an accident on the set of the latest Star Wars film.He clutched his chest in pain as crew members rushed to free him from underneath the space ship.He was then stretched off set and flown to the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford,which specializies in fractires.Producers are now hastly rescheduling shoots to allow for what could be a lengthy absence for Harrison Ford.More photos below.                                             Culprit? It was believed that Ford may have injured himself on a prop Millennium Falcon, the spacecraft piloted by Ford's Han Solo characterTo the rescue: The air ambulance took him to the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford, which has a trauma unit that specialises in fracturesReprisal: Ford with his fellow Star Wars cast mates during a read-through. The actor is pictured next to R2D2, speaking to director JJ AbramsScene: The actor, 71, was filming at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire (pictured) when a hydraulic door, believed to be part of the Millennium Falcon spacecraft fell and hit himOriginal: Ford as Han Solo with Chewbacca in the 1977 original movie               

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