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Bulgaria's Magdalena Maleeva hits a backhand to Japan's Rika Fujiwara during their first round of the French Open tennis tournament, at the Roland Garros stadium, Tuesday May 24, 2005 in Paris. (AP
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Magdalena Maleeva of Bulgaria waves a final goodbye to fans, finishing a sixteen year tennis career after losing to Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-3, 6-2 at the Zurich Open in Zurich, Switzerland
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