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BIOGRAPHY

Arantxa Sánchez Vicario was born in Barcelona in 1971. She began to play tennis when she was four years old. In 1989 she won the Final of Roland Garros. She won Steffy Graff. In 1994 she won four finals. She became Number One of the world. She represented Spain in Olympic Games for five editions. She announced her retirement in 2002. After that, she became captain of the Tennis Cup Federation. She is considered a fighter in the world of tennis. She was named “el abejorro de Barcelona” when she was active.

Tennis is very popular sport. It isn´t difficult to play . If you want to play tennis you need a T-shirt, shorts, socks and trainers. You can play in a clay court or in a grass court. There is a network in the middle of a rectangular court and one or two players on each side. This sport consists of exchanging a ball from side to side with help of a racket. Players begins with a serve. The ball must fall inside the court of his opponent. Players need to be strong and they need to have resistance endurance because some matches can be very long (three or five sets).Then, they have to be concentrated. The public must be quiet during the match.

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