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 | Burned the house of former tennis star30-12-2010 |
House of tennis star 90-year Chanda Rubin burned to the ground after a strong thunderstorm.
Assistant chief fire in Lafayette, Louisiana, Jerry Delam said Rubin was home when her house has caught fire, but managed to escape out when the fire began to spread. None injured in the fire. According to firefighters, lightning is the cause of the fire, which started in the attic. Rubin has seven singles titles of the WTA circuit and has peaked at # 6 in world rankings - this happened in 1996. In the same year was also its best performance in a Grand Slam, Australian Open semi-final.