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![Russian Marat Safin walks across the court during a match against Italian Fabio Gofnini in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic Tournament in Washington on August 12, 2008. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn Stock Russian Marat Safin walks across the court during a match against Italian Fabio Gofnini in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic Tournament in Washington on August 12, 2008. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn Stock](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/W0EEBJ/russian-marat-safin-walks-across-the-court-during-a-match-against-italian-fabio-gofnini-in-the-legg-mason-tennis-classic-tournament-in-washington-on-august-12-2008-upi-photoalexis-c-glenn-W0EEBJ.jpg)
Russian Marat Safin walks across the court during a match against Italian Fabio Gofnini in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic Tournament in Washington on August 12, 2008. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn Stock
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