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Slam careers closed for Safin, Santoro

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

NEW YORK -- In the end, there was surprisingly little fanfare. When Marat Safin's final match in a Grand Slam concluded Wednesday, he packed away his rackets quickly, strode across the court with a wave to the appreciative Louis Armstrong crowd, executed a delicate 360-degree spin and walked through the exit, offering little show of sentiment aside from a small, wry smile. It was an oddly appropriate farewell, this 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 first-round loss to Jurgen Melzer. The 29-ye ...

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