Grand Slam record breaker Sugiyama enjoying life off court

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Sugiyama, the 34-year-old former tennis doubles world No. 1, speaks at a news conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2009. Sugiyama, who retired after the Toray Pan Pacific Open in October, said she is loving life outside the WTA Tour.

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