BALI, INDONESIA, September 12, 2003: Three world top rank tennis players took time from their busy schedules on Thursday, September 11, to visit the Taman Temple of Grand Hyatt Hotel Nusa Dua to say a prayer for world peace. Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand, Elena Dementieva of Russia and Barbara Schett of Austria, are competing in a tennis tournament of Wismilak International WTA Tour 2003, which is being held in the Grand Hyatt Nusa Dua from September 6 to 14. Elena Dementieva, the Russian tennis player, said that this is her first visit to Bali, and she feels glad that she can attend a Balinese ritual. She also expressed her happiness to dress in Balinese style, while through the prayer, she wishes for world peace. There are two temples in the Grand Hyatt Hotel Nusa Dua–Taman Temple which is located in the middle of the resort, and Segara Natha Temple which was built before the resort. Occasionally, these temples are visited by the Hindu people for a mass prayer.
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