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...

U.S HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH,ACCUSED CONGO POLICE OF EXECUTING 51 PEOPLE.

                     Today tuesaday,U.S based Human Rights Watch in Congo accused police in Congo of executing atleast 51 people in an anti-gang operation and of being responsible for the disappearance of 33 more people.The operation was launched a year ago to tackle criminal gangs in the Kinshasa.The Human Right group,accused police involved in operation Likofi of executing unarmed young men at home in front of family members and in markets in an attempt to intimidate the local population.Interior Minister Richard Muyej said ''Cases of misconduct have been presented to the justice system.For us,transparency is important......Before the courts,there are cases of police who were involved in the operation.We are transparent in all of this''

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