Blake reaches LA semis, Safin goes out
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Second-seeded American James Blake eased through to the semi-finals of the Los Angeles Classic on Friday, but former world number one Marat Safin was knocked out by South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik.
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Andy Roddick came through on a day James Blake picked a bad time to end two winning streaks. Roddick beat Joachim Johansson 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-3, but Thomas Johansson defeated Blake 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 Friday, leaving the United States and Sweden tied 1-1 after opening singles of their Davis Cup semifinal.
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Marat Safin advanced to the Paris Masters final for the fourth time after beating 13th seed Guillermo Canas 6-2, 7-6 on Saturday. The Russian sixth seed, who also made the final
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Former world number one Marat Safin battled past Swiss qualifier George Bastl 6-2 2-6 6-4 to reach the Los Angeles Classic quarter-finals on Wednesday.
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Two-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal and 2001 U.S. Open winner Marat Safin were among those in early action a day after there was pretty much a total washout at the year's last Grand Slam tournament.
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Top seed Roger Federer lost his first   set of the 2006 U.S. Open but remained on course for his third   consecutive title with a four-set quarter-final triumph over   resolute American James Blake.
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Top-seed James Blake led third-seed Xavier Malisse 7-5, 3-3 when rain forced officials to suspend the Delray Beach International final until Monday.
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James Blake and Andy Roddick will lead   the United States in their Davis Cup semi-final against Russia   in Moscow later this month.
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James Blake was only two points from joining Andy Roddick and Fernando Gonzalez as an upset third-round loser at the Australian Open.
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Top-seed James Blake led third-seed Xavier Malisse 7-5, 3-3 when rain forced officials to suspend the Delray Beach International final until Monday.
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Marat Safin beats Andy Roddick and Mikhail Youzhny downs James Blake to give Russia a 2-0 lead over the United Sates in their Davis Cup semifinal.
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James Blake has been as hot as any competitor at the Australian Open, but now he's facing the toughest task imaginable: a quarterfinal against champion Roger Federer.
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Twice defending champion Roger Federer   faced two pressure-packed tiebreaks before prevailing over   American James Blake in the U.S. Open quarter-finals on   Thursday.
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Marat Safin barged his way past Britain&#39;s Tim Henman into sixth place in the race to qualify for next month&#39;s Masters Cup in Houston by overpowering David Nalbandian, of Argentina
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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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Russia&#39;s Marat Safin and Australia&#39;s Lleyton Hewitt have advanced to the ATP Masters Cup semi-finals with impressive straight-set victories, completing a historic line-up in Houston.
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The weather put a damper on the 411,000-dollar ATP tournament here Tuesday, with top-seeded American James Blake among those who had their matches disrupted by rain.