SUGIYAMA AT US OPEN
Ai Sugiyama of Japan, who is seeded fifth, plays doubles with Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia returns the ball to Alexa Glatch and Vania King, both from the USA, during the US Open at the National Tennis Center on September 1, 2005 in New York City. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)
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