Tennis: Roddick and Safin ride to the rescue in Paris
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PARIS : Quickfire Andy Roddick and marathon man Marat Safin sprinkled a little stardust over the beleaguered Paris Masters as the American and Russian crowd-pullers raced into the third round of the 2.45-million-euro tournament.
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Czech Lucie Safarova stunned world number five Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-3 6-4 to set up a semi-final clash with Belgium's Justine Henin at the Paris Open on Friday.
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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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Andy Roddick risks becoming a villain in France as he stands in the way of an all-French showdown in one of the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
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Serena Williams and Andy Roddick produced some explosive tennis at the US Open on Sunday as their respective title challenges gained strength.
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Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia overcame a twisted ankle Saturday to reach the final at the Paris Masters for the fourth time in six years and will meet qualifier Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic for the championship.
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Australia&#39;s Lleyton Hewitt is in an excellent position to win the Paris Masters after he was handed free passage and several seeds were knocked out.
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Marat Safin has made challenging world number one Roger Federer his top priority for the 2005 season. The charismatic Russian won the Paris Masters Series on Sunday by defeating Radek Stepanek of the Czech
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Dinara Safina overcame 35 unforced errors to beat fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 7-5 in the opening center-court match at the French Open, which started on a Sunday for the first time.
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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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IN THEIR mindsâ eyes, Tim Henman, Andy Roddick and, perhaps, Marat Safin have seen themselves cradling the most famous cup in tennis.
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PARIS - Sixth-seeded Marat Safin downed No. 2 Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 7-6 (2) in a superb Paris Masters quarterfinal on Friday. Safin served 10 aces in a display full of astonishing power-hitting and moments of
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Andy Roddick beats Marat Safin in two tie-breaks to reach the Masters Cup semis.
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Second-seeded Andy Roddick ground out a 7-6(1), 6-7(0), 7-6(2) win over Russia&#39;s Marat Safin on Saturday to set up a Thailand Open final showdown with Roger Federer.
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Serena Williams and Andy Roddick  produced some explosive tennis at the U.S. Open on Sunday as  their respective title challenges gained strength.
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Todayâs semi-finals of the Thailand Open will feature two dream matches: Andy Roddick versus Marat Safin and the long-time awaited clash between Roger Federer and Paradorn Srichaphan.
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By Francois Thomazeau PARIS  - Marat Safin eased into his fourth ParisMasters final by beating Argentine Guillermo Canas 6-3, 7-6 onSaturday.