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...

PATIENCE JONATHAN,PROMISED NIGERIANS,THAT SHE WILL WORK WITH AISHA BUHARI

                   She made these statement,in Abuja,during the inauguration of the Defence and Police officer's Wives Association's {DEPOWA} skills and acquisition centre.She said ''I thank you Nigerian women for all your support and i will make sure that i support my sister the incoming first lady to make sure Nigerian women are safe.May i therefore offer my heartfelt condolences to the families of the officers and men who have failed paid the supreme price in order for us to live.We thank God our military i winning the battle against insurgents in the North East.If they can excel in their peacekeeping operations all over the world,i am convinced that they will definitely excel at home and i am also confindent that by God's grace we will conquer.I will like to challenge members of this association to continue to be a huge inspiration to their husbands as you offer constructive advice to them at all times.Let us continue to embrace peace and employ dialogue in addressing all our differences''.

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