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

Image
 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...

ATIKU, EL-RUFAI VISIT EDWIN CLARK'S FAMILY TO OFFER CONDOLENCES. (PHOTO).

 



Atiku, El-Rufai visit Edwin Clark’s family to offer condolences  


Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar led a delegation, including former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, to offer condolences to the family of the late Chief Edwin Clark, a prominent Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) leader who passed away on February 17, 2025, at the age of 97.  


In a heartfelt gesture, both political figures visited the bereaved family to express their sympathies over the loss of one of the most respected voices in the Niger Delta region.  


Atiku disclosed the visit in a video shared via his X handle on Friday, February 21.

Atiku wrote: "Today, I led a delegation that included the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, #elrufai, on a condolence visit to the family of foremost statesman and nationalist, Chief Edwin Clark. I prayed for comfort for the family of the man whose work was defined by his pan-Nigerian credentials.


"I reminded them that the passing of Clark was not only a loss to the family, PANDEF, and the Niger Delta but the whole of Nigeria that he had adopted as his constituency. The best way to immortalise him is for our leaders to promote unity and inclusiveness for which he lived and died for. May his soul continue to rest in peace."


Comments

Popular posts from this blog

SHAKIRA COVERS WOMEN'S HEALTH MAGAZINE,APRIL ISSUE.

THE NEW OONI OF ILE-IFE,WILL NOT EAT THE HEART OF THE LATE OONI-PALACE CHIEFS.

INNOSON GIVES OUT BRAND NEW IVM G5 AND SALARY FOR LIFE TO THE MAN WHO PROPHESIED ABOUT HIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURING IN 1979.(PHOTO).