Amelie Mauresmo breezes through first round of Wimbledon

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Amelie Mauresmo

            breezes through first round of Wimbledon
 Outtraveler Staff
          
          Jun 28, 2006
          
        
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       Openly gay tennis
            superstar Amelie Mauresmo crushed her opponent in the
            opening round of Wimbledon on Wednesday.       
       Mauresmo, the
            world's number 1-ranked women's pro tennis
            player, beat Croatia's Ivana Abramovic in under 40
            minutes. Mauresmo       won every game in the match, beating
            Abramovic 6-0, 6-0.       
       Defending
            champion Venus Williams and former winner Maria Sharapova
            both       won their first-round matches as well.       
       Mauresmo has
            repeatedly turned down requests for an interview with The
            Advocate. (The Advocate)     

        
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Amelie Mauresmo
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