JIMMY CONNORS WATCHES RODDICK VS SERRA AT US OPEN MATCH
Tennis great Jimmy Connors, who coaches Andy Roddick, USA, applauds as the ninth-seeded player scores off of Florent Sera of France during the first day of the U.S. Open at the USTA National Tennis Center in on August 28, 2006 in New York. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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