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By  SHELBY HYDE
Cronkite News

GLENDALE — Just more than a month ago, Coyotes right-wing Radim Vrbata played in his 1,000th NHL game.

To celebrate the milestone, his teammates gave him the perfect gift — tickets to a major sporting event.

No, not hockey. Vrbata is a big tennis fan, who played the sport while growing up in the Czech Republic. So his Coyotes teammates got him tickets to Wimbledon.

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