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...

10 DIED IN RENEWED ATTACKS ON LANGSON COMMUNITY, ACDA GROUP PASS VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE ON SECURITY. (PHOTO).



10 Died In Renewed Attacks On Langson Community, ACDA Group Pass Vote Of No Confidence On Security

Following yesterday’s renewed attack that claimed 10 lives and many injured in Langson community, Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State, the Atyap Community Development Association, ACDA, has passed a vote of no confidence on a section of the security operatives deployed to the area to protect lives and property.

The ACDA National President, Mr. Sam Achie who stated this to Salama News at the scene of attack, lamented the silence of Government to the attacks in the area.

He urged the government to match words with action by arresting the perpetrators since the government know them and where they are.

The ACDA National President also commended the Mopol in Langson community who where said to have repelled the attackers, even as he called on the people to continue to remain on alert to protect their communities and properties against the oppressors who are bent on taking their ancestral land.

The Council Chairman, Zango Kataf Local Government, Mr. Francis Sani, while confirming the attack, appealed to government to deploy more security to Zango Kataf Local Government Area to arrest the recurring attacks on innocent lives and property in the area.

Meanwhile, Salama News gathered that the attackers invaded the community around 9pm, shot sporadically, and also looted a shop in the area before they where repelled by the Mopol.

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