Safin still harbors grand slam hopes
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Former U.S. Open champion Marat Safin said he still hoped to add to his two grand slam titles after beating Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic 7-5 7-6 7-6 in the first round of the U.S. Open on Wednesday.
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One of the best things that could happen to tennis would be for Marat Safin to return consistently to the form that enabled him to capture the 2000 US Open title - and at last there were signs of this yesterday as the charismatic Russian won his first
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Top seed Marat Safin survived a first-round scare before prevailing over his doubles partner Max Mirnyi 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Kremlin Cup on Monday.
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Madrid Masters winner Marat Safin has now set his sights on winning the ATP Masters Cup, as he looks to crown an outstanding personal season.
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MELBOURNE, Australia  - Marat Safin breathed a  huge sigh of relief after beating Lleyton Hewitt to win the  Australian Open Sunday and erase years of self-doubt that he  might never win another grand slam title.
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Marat Safin has won more than $13 million in prize money in his tennis career but said he could hardly afford a meal at this year's Wimbledon.
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NEW YORK (CBS) Andre Agassi&#39;s path at the US Open could include a quarterfinal against No. 1 Roger Federer, while defending champion Andy Roddick might have to play 2000 winner Marat Safin in the fourth round.
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Lleyton Hewitt was all too familiar with the pressure accompanying Sunday's Australian Open final against Marat Safin. While Hewitt had never reached the quarterfinals in eight previous appearances at his country's Grand Slam, he carried the hopes of the home crowd every time he took the court.
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MADRID: Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3, 7-6 yesterday to book a place in the Madrid Masters final against Argentina&#39;s David Nalbandian.
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Former champion Marat Safin came through a tough opener at the U.S. Open on Wednesday to beat in-form Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic 7-5 7-6 7-6 in their first round match.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Ticker) - Top seed Marat Safin of Russia met his match Friday in the quarterfinals of the $1 million St. Petersburg Open.
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Friday had its own winners and losers   at the U.S. Open but players were still buzzing over Andre   Agassi's thrilling five-set victory over Marcos Baghdatis a day   earlier.
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The all-new, improved Marat Safin  showed yet more signs of his growing maturity on Friday when he  survived a potentially tricky encounter with Mario Ancic to  reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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Consistency meets unpredictability when Roger Federer faces Marat Safin in Wimbledon's third round on Friday.
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Marat Safin ended Andre Agassi&#39;s hopes of a title repeat when he sent the second seed crashing to defeat in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters yesterday.
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In-form Russian Marat Safin resumed his winning ways with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Noam Okun to reach the second round of the $550,000 Thailand Open Wednesday.
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Federer, who has not lost a final in well over a year, stands a step away from a 10th trophy this season; he awaits a winner from another star-studded semi-final: Andy Roddick versus Marat Safin.