"I'm still very happy to reach the finals for the second time, " he added, referring to his 2009 loss to Nadal in Monte Carlo.

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This happens here in New York City with happy regularity the Super Bowl Giants last winter, the world-champ Yankees in 2009, and not long before that, a fat run of titles in the Joe Torre heyday.

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In 2009, Kevin James wrote and starred in the kind of movie that makes studios incredibly happy: one that turns a very healthy profit.

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