Safin tallest obstacle to host&#39;s patriotic games hope
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AS tennis fans go, Houston&#39;s Jim &#39;Mattress Mack&#39; McIngvale is very rich, extremely forthright, exceedingly patriotic and unflinchingly Republican.
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Marat Safin admits the pressure got to him the first time he played in the Australian Open final.
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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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Marat Safin of Russia returns the ball to Guillermo Canas of Argentina during the semifinal of the BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004.
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Todayâs semi-finals of the Thailand Open will feature two dream matches: Andy Roddick versus Marat Safin and the long-time awaited clash between Roger Federer and Paradorn Srichaphan.
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The unpredictability of Marat Safinâs game is becoming a thing of the past. These days the tempestuous Russian is as strong and forceful opponent as it is possible to find on the opposing side of a tennis
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Andy Roddick, along with Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish and the doubles pair of twins Bob and Mike Bryan will make up the US team to compete with Belarus in the Davis Cup, reported CRIENGLISH.
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Marat Safin will bid for his third Paris  Masters title on Sunday when he meets Czech qualifier Radek  Stepanek in the final of the 2.43-million euros tournament.
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Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia comfortably beat Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 to win a record-tying third Paris Masters men&#39;s tennis title Sunday.
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Marat Safin has won more than $13 million (6.5 million pounds) in prize money in his tennis career but said he could hardly afford a meal at this year&#39;s Wimbledon.
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Former world number one Marat Safin signaled that he could threaten the favorites for the French Open title after brushing aside Spain's Fernando Vicente 6-1 6-3 6-1 on Sunday to reach the second round.
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Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish and twins Bob and Mike Bryan will represent the United States in its quest for a record 32nd Davis Cup title next month.
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If he can maintain his grit and focus, Marat Safin may have the best chance of derailing a third successive Grand Slam final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
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ST. PETERSBURG  - Top seed and crowd favorite  Marat Safin was knocked out of the St. Petersburg Open  quarterfinals Friday, falling 6-4, 6-1 to Michael Llodra.
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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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Former tennis world number one Marat Safin said on Saturday he was honored to meet Diego Maradona, who is attending this weekend's Davis Cup final between Russia and Argentina.
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IN THEIR mindsâ eyes, Tim Henman, Andy Roddick and, perhaps, Marat Safin have seen themselves cradling the most famous cup in tennis.