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The Russians aren't coming; they're here

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Saturday, September 2, 2006

NEW YORK -- On a windswept Saturday afternoon, Maria Sharapova -- warming up just a few feet from her supposed beau Andy Roddick in Arthur Ashe Stadium -- struggled to keep her formidable forehand in the court. In the cozy players' main-floor lounge, Nadia Petrova watched a replay of the rousing Andre Agassi-James Blake 2005 quarterfinal. Meanwhile, upstairs in the main lounge Marat Safin smiled as he had his picture taken with an admirer. They've been contesting the United States Open for well ...

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