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Strong backhand, Chris Pridham, one of Canada's promising tennis stars, puts a lot into his backhand stroke in a match at last month's Sun Life Nationals at the Ontario Racquet Club
Strong backhand, Chris Pridham, one of Canada's promising tennis stars, puts a lot into his backhand stroke in a match at last month's Sun Life Nationals at the Ontario Racquet Club

Strong backhand, Chris Pridham, one of Canada's promising tennis stars, puts a lot into his backhand stroke in a match at last month's Sun Life Nationals at the Ontario Racquet Club

Date7/9/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Strong backhand, Chris Pridham, one of Canada's promising tennis stars, puts a lot into his backhand stroke in a match at last month's Sun Life Nationals at the Ontario Racquet Club.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Object NumberTSPA_0074653F
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