2014 Australian Open

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2014

A PHOTO ESSAY

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Au"(-alian and US O)en a-e "#meha( "imila- in (e-m" # en(e-(ainmen( /alue& hile im.led#n and (he !-en'h O)en a-e le""di/e-"e in (e-m" # (he ")e'(a(#-" a('hin% (he e/en(, (he US O)en and Au"(-alian O)en a-e m#-e in'lu"i/e in (e-m" # -a'e, "#'ial"(a(u" and a%e& A((endin% im.led#n 'an .e likened (# a((endin% a "a'-ed )la'e # #-"hi) hile (he Au"(-alian and US O)en i"like a((endin% a 'a-ni/al #- a )a-(y&

The ima%e" (ha( #ll# a-e ha( I d#'umen(ed du-in% my (ime a( 5el.#u-ne&

Ha))y /iein%&

Ahmed Sule, !A

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