Safin Back in Top Form at Australian Open
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Something about the Australian Open brings out the best in Marat Safin.
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Fourth seed Marat Safin survived an  injury scare and his first tough examination of this year's  Australian Open as he battled to a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over  Mario Ancic of Croatia in the third round Friday.
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Marat Safin beats Radek Stepanek to win the Paris Masters title for the third time.
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Roger Federer and Lindsay Davenport are top seeds for the Australian Open.
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Marat Safin showed he has completely recovered from his first-round exit at the US Open as he defeated Argentinian David Nalbandian to win the Madrid Masters.
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Roger Federer's wizardry entranced Australian Open crowds on Thursday and the passion of Marat Safin illuminated the night session but only the Swiss stayed in the hunt for the title.
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A change of coach and a change of attitude have helped Marat Safin return to peak form and the Russian number one is now aiming at the Masters Cup with real optimism.
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Andre Agassi, Marat Safin and Roger Federer reach the Australian Open fourth round.
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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 frustrated Marat Safin exited the Australian Open on Thursday, beaten 6-4 6-4 2-6 3-6 6-2 by Cypriot 15th seed Marcos Baghdatis in an enthralling second-round battle in Melbourne.
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Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, at the Australian Open for his first Grand Slam title since the 2000 U.S. Open.
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Former finalist Marcos Baghdatis beats ex-champion Marat Safin in five sets at the Australian Open.
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Marat Safin played his best tennis in quite some time, beating Andre Agassi 6-3, 7-6 (4) Saturday to advance to the final of the Madrid Masters. The third-seeded Russian will face Argentina's David Nalbandian, who defeated Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-4, 6-4 in the other semifinal.
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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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Marat Safin, back to his very best with a  record-equaling third Paris Masters title on Sunday, hopes to  be a match for world number one Roger Federer next year.
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Sunday&#39;s final of the Madrid Masters pitted players ranked ninth, Marat Safin, and 10th, David Nalbandian, in the world; both near the top of their games.
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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.