Safin Deflates Hopes of Aussie Crowd
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Seeing somebody else unravel was different for Marat Safin. So was winning the Australian Open. After losing two of the last three finals at Melbourne Park, Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 Sunday night, deflating a crowd hungering for an Australian winner. This was the Russian's second Grand Slam tournament title, his other coming at the 2000 U.S. Open against Pete Sampras in the final.
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Marat Safin, heavily criticized by the media for his perceived arrogance and flamboyant lifestyle, has been hailed as Russia's savior after he clinched the country's second Davis Cup title.
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Marat Safin beats Roger Federer in five sets to make his third Australian Open final.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Ticker) - Top seed Marat Safin of Russia met his match Friday in the quarterfinals of the $1 million St. Petersburg Open.
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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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Something about the Australian Open brings out the best in Marat Safin.
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Marat Safin ended top-ranked Roger Federer's 26-match winning streak in a classic Australian Open semifinal.
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Crowd trouble and police ejections cast a shadow across Melbourne Park on Tuesday, diverting attention from world-class sport at the Australian Open.
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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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Russia's Marat Safin will miss the Davis Cup final against the United States after deciding to end his season.
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Marat Safin, who felt he was destined to win the Australian Open after two runnerup finishes in the last three years, rallied to down Lleyton Hewitt 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in an acrimonious final Sunday, the tournament's first-ever at night.
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Marat Safin brought Roger Federer's  grand slam streak to a shuddering halt, beating the seemingly  invincible world number one 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6, 9-7 in a  heart-stopping semi-final at the Australian Open on Thursday.
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Marat Safin finally won the Australian Open, overpowering Lleyton Hewitt 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday night for his first title in the Gland Slam event after two runner-up finishes in the last three years.
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Just like at Wimbledon two months ago, Marat Safin exited at the earliest stage of the U.S. Open on Tuesday, bowing meekly to Thomas Enqvist 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
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Former No. 1 Marat Safin couldn't stop Jurgen Melzer on Thursday, losing a second-round match 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the Open de Moselle.
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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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Seventh-seeded Michael Llodra of France upset top-seeded Marat Safin in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1 as the Russian&#39;s game fell apart following a disputed line call in their quarterfinal match Friday at the US$1 million St.