Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) stands next to Russian tennis player Marat Safin (L) during the opening ceremony of ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 1, 2009. Gilles Simon of France tested his chronic sore knee with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of American Kevin Kim while retiring Russian Marat Safin ticked up another tournament loss Thursday as he winds down his career at the Thailand Open. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) stands next to Russian tennis player Marat Safin (L) during the opening ceremony of ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 1, 2009. Gilles Simon of France tested his chronic sore knee with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of American Kevin Kim while retiring Russian Marat Safin ticked up another tournament loss Thursday as he winds down his career at the Thailand Open.

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  1. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: Marit Safin of Russia in action during his match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during the ATP Masters Series at the Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France.
  2. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: Marit Safin of Russia serves during his match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during the ATP Masters Series at the Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France.
  3. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: Marit Safin of Russia in action during his match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during the ATP Masters Series at the Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France.
  4. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: Marit Safin of Russia leaves the court with a gaurd of honour after loseing his match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during the ATP Masters Series at the Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France.
  5. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: Marit Safin of Russia walks to the back of the court during his match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during the ATP Masters Series at the Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France.
  6. PARIS - NOVEMBER 11: Marit Safin of Russia leaves the court with a gaurd of honour after loseing his match against Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina during the ATP Masters Series at the Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy on November 11, 2009 in Paris, France.
  7. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) greets U.N. Development Programme Administrator Helen Clark at the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok October 5, 2009. Clark was attending the launch of the 2009 Human Development Report titled "Overcoming Barriers; Human Mobility and Development".
  8. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, greets back to a victim of the train derailment at a hospital in Hua Hin, Prachuabkirikhant province, sothern Thailand Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. A train derailed during heavy rains Monday near Thailand's coastal city of Hua Hin, killing at least 10 people, including a 2-year-old girl, and injuring 88 others, officials said.
  9. Gilles Simon (L) of France talks with Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) during a trophy ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season.
  10. Gilles Simon (R) of France recieves his trophy from Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (L) during a ceremony following the ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 4, 2009. Simon used his experience to defeat Serb Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-3 at the Thailand Open, winning his first title of the season.
  11. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) stands next to Russian tennis player Marat Safin (L) during the opening ceremony of ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament in Bangkok on October 1, 2009. Gilles Simon of France tested his chronic sore knee with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat of American Kevin Kim while retiring Russian Marat Safin ticked up another tournament loss Thursday as he winds down his career at the Thailand Open.
  12. U.N. Climate chief Yvo de Boer, left, and Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, right, look on prior to the start of the opening session of the U.N. climate talks Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, in Bangkok, Thailand.
  13. BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 01: Gilles Simon of France plays a forehand in his match against Kevin Kim of the USA during day six of the 2009 Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 1, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand.
  14. BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 01: Kevin Kim of the United States of America plays a forehand in his match against Gilles Simon of France during day six of the 2009 Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 1, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand.
  15. BANGKOK, THAILAND - OCTOBER 01: Gilles Simon of France plays a backhand in his match against Kevin Kim of the USA during day six of the 2009 Thailand Open at Impact Arena on October 1, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand.
  16. Gilles Simon of France returns the ball to Kevin Kim of the US during their second round ATP Thailand Open tennis tournament match in Bangkok on October 1, 2009. In second-round matches, Serbian fourth seed Viktor Troicki defeated Brazil's Tomaz Bellucci 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) while Austrian Jurgen Melzer dispatched Turkey's Marsel Ilhan 6-4, 6-2.

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