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Austrians Support Refugees With A Profound Silence
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Greensboro native John Isner was once a top-ten professional tennis player. He remains the only player to win the Winston-Salem Open in back-to-back years. Now, recently retired from the ATP tour, he's a tournament ambassador.
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