Bahrami, Iranian genius shines among the legends.

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Bahrami, Iranian genius shines among the legends of the ATP.

Mansour was born in Iran but left his country when the revolution banned tennis. It was illegal in France, until he managed to get to Roland Garros. Today is a world attraction, much like McEnroe or Connors.





The tournament of the legends of the ATP is a circuit that grows daily. Yesterday's big travel the dazzling world at his age, with all that meant for tennis.

This Saturday, for example, the Austrian Thomas Muster and Moroccan Younes El Aynaoui won his second consecutive victory in the stage which is held in Bogotá, and the Swede Thomas Enqvist explains his title of champion of the last version.

Muster, former world number one again took advantage of his great physical condition to be overcome by 7-6 (4), 6-2 Mario Rincon of Colombia, after a match that lasted nearly two hours.

Although there is a player who stands out above all: the Iranian Mansour Bahrami. "Behind McEnreo and Connors, comes him in fame and popularity," said José Luis Clerc ever.

His story is incredible. He learned to play tennis with a broom, I was poor and the club would not let him touch the racket. Then, with the revolution of Ayatollah Khomeini, Iran banned the tennis and Mansour decided to leave his country. It ended in France.

But he failed to give her a final permit and was illegal for a long time, sleeping on the street and doing everything to survive. Until, fighting, went into the seeding of Roland Garros, won and became a character like no other.

A genius, now enjoying a dream but this was not to forget the past.

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