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" " AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Martina Navratilova's triumph in
Melbourne leaves her one step away from
being only the third woman to complete
the grand-slam.
The Czech-born American is the holder
of three of tennis's great titles -
Wimbledon, the US Open and Australian
Open M and now needs the French Open
to complete the set.
Maureen Connolly achieved the first
grand-slam in 1953 and Margaret Court
emulated the feat in 1970N
Ironically, Navratilova's one defeat
this year was in the French Open when
Kathy Horvath got the better of hfrN