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...

GOVERNOR SHETTMA,PRESENTS N10M CHEQUE TO THE WIDOW OF LATE LT COL ABU ALI YESTERDAY.{PHOTOS}.

Shettima presents N10m to widow, children of Lt. Col. Ali                        Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima yesterday presented N10million cheque to Samira,widow of army commander,Lt. Col Abu Ali killed in Malam-Fatori,headquarters of Abadam local government area in northern part of Borno State on November 4.Ali was commanding officer of 272 Task Force Tank Battalion until he was killed with some soldiers following an ambush by Boko Haram fighters.Shettima visited the family's residence of the late Ali at UnguwaSarki in Kaduna where he met with the commander's widow,three children and surviving mother.Army spokesman Isa Gusau disclosed these in a state yesterday.The governor instructed the N10million should be shared with N2M to the aged mother of the commander,N2m to the widow and 2m to each of the children in a fixed deposit.He said ''The late Lt. Col. Muhammad Abu Ali gave Borno Everything.He worked hard in leading troops to recover many communities and at the end he paid the supreme price by giving his life for us.The least we can do to him as government and people of Borno State is to not only pray for the repose of his soul but also to support those who depended on him for their livelihood.I am concerned about his immediate family.This money cannot replace his life.No amount can replace human life.We only want to support his family in the ways we can as humans.Please let us know if you need any more help.We will stand by this family and the families of our fallen heroes.I think one of the things that should console this family is the legacy the commanding officer left behind''.More photos below.
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