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  • Chambers is the "Mavro" of women as regards her recovering ability.

    The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

  • "Mavro" added another notable victory in 1920, when he defeated R.N. Williams in the last eight in the World Championships.

    The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

  • "Mavro" has always been a fine player, but he has never quite scaled the top flight.

    The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

  • Morlachs or Mavro-Vlachs, and appropriated the old Roman colonies on the

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various

  • Mavro is not large enough to hit hard, but owing to his remarkable footwork he covers a very large territory in a remarkably short space of time.

    The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

  • Parke, Mavro, Ritchie, Dixon, Barrett, etc., cannot go on for ever, and young players must be developed to take their places.

    The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

  • One of the most consistent winners in English tennis for a span of years is a little man with a big name, who is universally and popularly known as "Mavro."

    The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

  • Mavro turns, defence into attack by putting the ball back in play so often that his opponent gets tired hitting it and takes unnecessary chances.

    The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

  • Chef Mavro occupies a spot on an uninspiring street (most all streets in Honolulu are uninspiring) but he knocks it out of the park, repeatedly and regularly.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2010

  • Another Lambouris innovation also uses Mavro, but for a dry and a medium dry white wine he calls "Ambelissimo".

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