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History Of The French Open

HISTORY OF THE FRENCH OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPBelieve it or not, the French Open, renowned for being played on slow red clay, was initially played on grass!The tournament was first played in Paris in 1891. In 1897, a women's singles was added as...

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History Of The French Open

The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is one of the four major tennis tournaments in the world. It is held annually at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris and attracts the best clay court players from around the globe. The tournament was first...

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Tom Sawyer Day

My river-rafting adventure started on a bicycle. The small daypack I wore carried a hatchet, a saw, some scraps of rope, food, water, a garbage bag bivy sack, a hat, and odds and ends. It weighed less than fifteen pounds total. It was late May, so Id...

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