Russia&#39;s Safin seeks to reach new heights in Himalayas
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Russia&#39;s Marat Safin will bid to scale the world&#39;s sixth highest mountain, giving the former world number one a fresh challenge which looks set to rule him out of this month&#39;s Davis Cup semi-final against Germany.
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Russia&#39;s Maria Sharapova reacts after winning a point against Russia&#39;s Elena Dementieva during their semi final match at the Swisscom Challenge Tennis Tournament in Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland, Saturday, Oct 23, 2004.
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Top seed Amelie Mauresmo bids to move   a step closer to her third grand slam title of the year when   she plays Russian 12th seed Dinara Safina on Wednesday for a   place in the semi-finals.
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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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Russian Marat Safin reached the second  round of the rain-hit China Open with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over  American Alex Bogomolov on Thursday.
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Marat Safin, of Russia, returns the ball to Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, during the quarterfinal of the BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Friday, Nov. 5, 2004.
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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 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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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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Russia's Marat Safin rolled to a 6-1,  6-4 win over Guillermo Coria of Argentina at the Masters Cup  Tuesday, the rainy conditions doing little to cool off the  ATP's hottest player.
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Former world No 1 Marat Safin stormed into the second round of the Thailand Open on Wednesday with a confident 6-2, 6-3 win over Israel&#39;s Noam Okun.
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Marat Safin and Marcos Baghdatis both have very fond memories of playing at Rod Laver Arena.  But this yearâs memory will belong to Baghdatis, who defeated Safin to advance to the third round.
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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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A route to the world's highest mountain is to be built in preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Marat Safin won the China Open yestereday, beating fellow Russian Mikhail Youzhny, 7-6 (4), 7-5, to claim his first title in two years.
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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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Marat Safin admitted he was enjoying a spectacular end to the season after beating Radek Stepanek to win the Paris Masters title for the third time.