TOMMY HASS DEFEATS MARAT SAFIN AT THE US OPEN
Marat Safin of Russia takes a breather during a break as the fifth set goes into a tie-breaker against Tommy Haas of Germany. Safin lost the quarterfinal match against Haas at the US Open held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 6, 2006 in New York. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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