Nelson Mandella

‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

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‘Sport has the power to change the world’ – Nelson Mandela, 2000 Laureus World Sports Awards

The youngest ever Wimbledon qualifier at 15, she beat Venus Williams, Magdalena Rybarikova and Polona Hercog before losing in the quarter-finals. In October she became the youngest player to win a WTA title in 15 years with victory in the Linz Open.
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