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    Down Under Too Early

    Another major sports title will be played along with the Super Bowl on Feb 1 and that’s the final of tennis’s first Grand Slam of the year, The Australian Open. But the Super Bowl comes at the denouement of a long, grueling grind while The Aussie Open is one of the very first tournaments of the tennis season. And that makes no sense...

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    By Diana Nyad • Jan 23, 2009 • 4m Listen

    This is Diana Nyad for KCRW. And this is The Score.

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      Diana Nyad

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