Tennis: Safin grows in confidence
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Andre Agassi will not be able to repeat the triumph he enjoyed in the Madrid Masters two years ago following his semi-final defeat to Marat Safin on Saturday.
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Marat Safin of Russia returns a shot during second round tennis match against Alexander Peya of Austria at the St. Petersburg Open tennis tournament in St.
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PERTH, Australia  - World number four Marat Safin  said the courts for this month's Australian Open were fine and  players should just adapt their games to the surface.
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Andre Agassi and Marat Safin were quick and nearly mistake-free in advancing to the third round of the Australian Open.
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Andy Roddick carries American hopes at Wimbledon and says he feels confident, despite knowing Roger Federer is again blocking his path.
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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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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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A resurgent Marat Safin made a winning start to the year on Wednesday at the Kooyong Classic but refused to put pressure on himself as he attempts yet another climb back up the rankings.
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St. Petersburg, Russia (Sports Network) - Russian star Marat Safin extended his winning streak to seven matches on Thursday with a second-round victory at the $1 million St.
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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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With his first match of the season behind him, Jiri Novak has regained his confidence.
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Top-seeded Marat Safin of Russia outclassed Sargis Sargsian of Armenia 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the US$1 million St.
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A rejuvenated Marat Safin has vowed to  help Russia win back the Davis Cup next year after leading the  2002 champions to an easy 3-0 victory over Thailand in a World  Group playoff tie at the weekend.
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Russian Marat Safin won his first title  in almost two years with a gritty 7-6, 7-5 victory over  compatriot Mikhail Youzhny at the China Open on Sunday.
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Marat Safin has made challenging world number one Roger Federer his top priority for the 2005 season. The charismatic Russian won the Paris Masters Series on Sunday by defeating Radek Stepanek of the Czech
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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 won the Paris Masters for a  record-equaling third time when he beat Czech qualifier Radek  Stepanek 6-3 7-6 6-3 on Sunday.