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Among the evacuated guests was American tennis star Andy Roddick, ranked No.2 in the world and the No.2 seed at the tournament. Neither he nor any of the other players was injured, tournament organisers said.


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http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9448219%255E1702,00.html
1,496 posted on 05/01/2004 9:41:06 AM PDT by WestCoastGal ("Hire paranoids, they may have a high false alarm rate, but they discover all the plots" Rumsfeld)
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To: WestCoastGal
Oh man, that is awful. Such a beautiful Hotel, wonderful setting, nice staff. I hate to hear this. Sounds like 2 stoopid, selfish, young(?) people caring more about having a good time, than any other thing. This sounds like an accident and carelessness, but it still irritates me to no end.
1,506 posted on 05/01/2004 11:11:03 AM PDT by Letitring
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I heard Andy talk and did I hear right? Him and some other players actually made a homemade net of 'themselves' to catch folks?
1,617 posted on 05/02/2004 12:45:24 AM PDT by JustPiper (Look for the dream that keeps coming back - It is your destiny)
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