Safin downs Hewitt in Paris
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Marat Safin hit 10 aces and beat Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 7-6 (2) yesterday to reach the Paris Masters semifinals. Safin closed in on his third title at the indoor tournament and will
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Marat Safin ended top-ranked Roger Federer's 26-match winning streak in a classic Australian Open semifinal.
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PARIS : Quickfire Andy Roddick and marathon man Marat Safin sprinkled a little stardust over the beleaguered Paris Masters as the American and Russian crowd-pullers raced into the third round of the 2.45-million-euro tournament.
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Lleyton Hewitt recovers from two sets down to beat former champion Gaston Gaudio in the French Open second round.
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Twice winner Marat Safin outshone Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets at the Paris Masters on Friday and looks ideally placed to be crowned for a third time here.
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Russia: Top seed Marat Safin was dumped out of the one-million-dollar ATP Saint Petersburg Open here on Friday following a shock straight sets defeat to Frenchman Michael Llodra.
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MELBOURNE, Australia  - Stricken by nerves and  self-doubt, Marat Safin's belief returned in the nick of time  on Sunday as the Russian beat Lleyton Hewitt, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4,  6-4, to win the centenary Australian Open.
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Lucie Safarova's brilliant run at the Paris Open continued when the Czech knocked out top seed Justine Henin 7-6 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final where she will play Nadia Petrova.
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Marat Safin breaks a three-match losing streak against AmericanÃÂ Andy Roddick with a straight set win on Friday, giving Russia a 1-0 lead in the Davis Cup semifinal.
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Russia's Dinara Safina beat French  teenager Tatiana Golovin 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 to reach the Paris Open  final on Saturday.
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Lleyton Hewitt did not let the reputation of a former champion stand in his way as he scrambled to a 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 victory over Gaston Gaudio in the second round of the French Open on Thursday.
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Lleyton Hewitt returned to action since splitting with Kim Clijsters to defeat French teenager Gael Monfils in the second round of the Paris Masters.
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Marat Safin overcomes a shaky start to win his second Grand Slam title Sunday, defeating Lleyton Hewitt 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to finally break through at the Australian Open.
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Marat Safin fights back to beat Lleyton Hewitt in four sets and win the Australian Open.
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PARIS -- Marat Safin hit 10 aces and beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 7-6 (2) Friday in a showdown between US Open champions to reach the Paris Masters semifinals.
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PARIS  - Russian sixth seed Marat Safin overcame an injury scare to beat Argentina&#39;s 13th seed Guillermo Canas 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) to move just one match away from winning his third Paris Masters title.
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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.