Word: mordovian
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...Zhbanova is one of those with a slim chance of making her dreams come true. An aggressive all-rounder - neither as easygoing as Kournikova nor as lissome as Sharapova, less talented but possibly more determined than either - she ranked first in her age group last summer at the Mordovian Republican Games and won the 2002 Head of Mordovia Cup, the highest tennis prize in the region. Standing on the outskirts of her dusty village like a monument to Zhbanova's potential is a professional outdoor tennis court, high concrete walls surrounding it to keep out cows and vandals. Built...
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