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Michael Chang wins the French Open
The Chinese-American player who won his only major title just days after the Tiananmen Square massacre.
In 1989, the Chinese-American player became the youngest male winner of a tennis Grand Slam just days after the Tiananmen Square massacre. Michael Chang was gripped by tv coverage of the killings and dedicated his only major win to the people of China. He talks to Sporting Witness.
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