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For a Fast-Rising Chilean Player, French Open Success Has Been a Long Time Coming - The New York Times
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Chile's tennis player Marcelo Rios returns the ball with a backhand to Argentinian Gaston Gaudio during the Tennis World Team Championships 2003 in Dusseldorf, western Germany, Friday, May 23, 2003. It was
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