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[lej-uhnd] / ˈlɛdʒ ənd /




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After almost four years away from the sport, the 44-year-old tennis legend made a triumphant return Tuesday at Queen’s Club in London.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Officials now have the unenviable task of euthanising the creepy-crawlies, an insect so hardy it spawned an urban legend they could survive a nuclear blast.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Guitar legend Eric Clapton will headline the Sunday event.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Jimmy Burns, a journalist, reveals the damaged man beneath the legend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

I knew there was a legend about the ring but I was so stunned I couldn’t remember it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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