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October 9, 2019: The day Spanish tennis legend Andres Gimeno passed away

Every day Tennis Majors takes you back in time to celebrate a great moment in tennis history. Today, we go back to 2019 to pay a tribute to the oldest-ever Roland-Garros champion, Andres Gimeno

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