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Plovdiv tennis player won in Rome!

Plovdiv tennis player won in Rome!

4/12/2005 11:47:53 AM

The Plovdiv tennis player, Tsvetana Pironkova, won the tennis tournament in Rome with Award Fund of 25,000 USD. The 17-year-old won the final over the Romanian Magda Mikhalake 7:5 7:5, which was played for 2 days being delayed because of the heavy raining...

That is the first title for the young girl from Plovdiv, winning at a tournament with such an Award Fund - she has won in four 10,000 USD Award tournaments so far.

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