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What is a 'tennis bracelet'?
The 'tennis bracelet' worn by Taylor Swift is a classic style featuring a continuous line of individually set diamonds. Its name comes from a famous incident in 1987 when tennis player Chris Evert's diamond bracelet broke during a US Open match, causing her to pause play to recover the scattered diamonds. This event popularised the term.
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