There are two types of people in this world. Those who think history repeats itself, and liars.
2009 was a banner year in many ways, and there is an argument that the world was in a better place then than it is now, but there are a few constants.
By constants, of course, we don’t actually mean constants. We mean things that went away after 2008 but which have reappeared in time to be convenient to include in this story.
Allow us to present our evidence.
January 2009: Venus and Serena Williams meet in a grand slam final
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‘January 2017’: Venus and Serena Williams to meet in a grand slam final
January 2009: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal meet in the final of the Australian Open men’s singles tournament
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‘January 2017’: Rafael Nadal one game away from meeting Roger Federer in the final of the Australian Open men’s singles tournament
2009: Dev Patel is lavished with praise for a performance in an Oscar-nominated film with an animal in its title
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‘2017’: Dev Patel is lavished with praise for a performance in an Oscar-nominated film with an animal in its title
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2009: Chelsea leave people scratching their heads after signing a new back-up goalkeeper
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‘2017’: Chelsea leave people scratching their heads after being linked with a new back-up goalkeeper
2009: The host of ‘The Apprentice’ takes a new political title
‘2017’: The host of ‘The Apprentice’ takes a new political title
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2009: Aston Villa set up a Champions League charge with entertaining football under a high-flying manager
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Well, we were close
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