Netter Wears Memory of Tsunami the Strength to Go On

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The orange band on Wynne Prakusya's right wrist reads "kami peduli" in block letters.

On a small scale, it reminds Prakusya of the family and friends she has left behind, again and again, as she follows her dream of playing professional tennis. On a much larger one, it reinforces the memory of a terrible Christmas night in 2004, when a massive tsunami claimed 95,000 of its estimated 165,000 victims in her homeland.

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Netter Wears Memory of Tsunami the Strength to Go On

In Indonesian, kami peduli means "we care."

"It was a terrible time -- it is still a terrible time -- in my nation," said Prakusya, the top seed in this week's Fifth Third Classic USTA event a...

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