Safin tallest obstacle to host&#39;s patriotic games hope
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AS tennis fans go, Houston&#39;s Jim &#39;Mattress Mack&#39; McIngvale is very rich, extremely forthright, exceedingly patriotic and unflinchingly Republican.
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Former US Open and Australian Open winner Marat Safin will be waiting to ambush him in the third round but Roger Federer is still regarded by his peers as a runaway favourite to claim a fifth straight Wimbledon title on July 8.
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Former champion Marat Safin came through a tough opener at the U.S. Open on Wednesday to beat in-form Canadian qualifier Frank Dancevic 7-5 7-6 7-6 in their first round match.
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Marat Safin targets more Grand Slam titles - but does not think Wimbledon is within his grasp.
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Tim Henman is relishing his Masters Cup eliminator against Russian Marat Safin in Houston tonight. The British No1, who lost to Andy Roddick in his opening match at the $4.45million end-of-season tournament
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VC Bet want to keep in form Marat Safin &#39;onside&#39; for this week&#39;s Masters Series Cup in Houston. The temperamental Russian is chalked up at 5/2 with Chandler and that&#39;s a price the firm&#39;s tennis guru hopes
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The all-new, improved Marat Safin  showed yet more signs of his growing maturity on Friday when he  survived a potentially tricky encounter with Mario Ancic to  reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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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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Former tennis world number one Marat Safin said on Saturday he was honored to meet Diego Maradona, who is attending this weekend's Davis Cup final between Russia and Argentina.
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Marat Safin, on current form, will start the favourite for the Masters Cup that begins in Houston a week today, the 24-year-old Russian having won his third Paris Indoor Open in five years yesterday with a 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 victory over the Czech qualifier
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Former world number one Marat Safin battled past Australia's Chris Guccione 6-3 6-7 7-6 in the opening round of the Los Angeles Classic on Monday.
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The preliminaries in the 100 meters were perhaps just a sample of what's to come Sunday, when a talented group of qualifiers &#151; including Americans Shawn Crawford, Justin Gatlin and defending champion Maurice Greene &#151; will try to turn their competition into the fastest show at the Athens Games.
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Top seed Marat Safin survived a first-round scare before prevailing over his doubles partner Max Mirnyi 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Kremlin Cup on Monday.
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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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Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia comfortably beat Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-6 (5), 6-3 to win a record-tying third Paris Masters men&#39;s tennis title Sunday.
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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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MADRID : Top seed Tim Henman and number three Marat Safin set the pace past Spaniards with Paradorn Srichaphan tacking on a third loss for a home hope at the 2.425-million-euro Madrid Masters.