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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FLAMBOYANT Russian Marat Safin lived dangerously tonight, salvaging three break points to hang on for a 6-4 6-4 win over Peru&#39;s Luis Horna at the 2.425 million euro ($4.
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Andy Murray's preparations for the Australian Open suffer a setback when he loses to Marat Safin at the Kooyong Classic.
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Tomorrow, he faces a far more demanding task. Tomorrow, with one more increasingly precious chance at US Open glory on the line in a marquee quarterfinal, the last American legend standing
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Marat Safin, back to his best with a record-equalling third Paris Masters title, hopes to be a match for world No1 Roger Federer next year.
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HOUSTON -- Marat Safin, the mad Russian, may be a one-man demolition derby with tennis racket, Lleyton Hewitt a furious in-your-face adversary, Roger Federer a light-fingered pickpocket in short pants, and Andy Roddick a youth impersonating a thunderbolt. But these strong-willed contenders in this week's elite shootout called the Masters Cup aren't up to the theatrical standards of a guy ...
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The Rest of the World face an uphill task in their bid to win the UBS Cup for the first time after the United States took the second day fourball session 4-2 to establish a 6 Â½ - 5 Â½ lead going into the final day singles at Kiawah Islandâs Cassique
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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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Marat Safin ended the 34-year-old Andre Agassi&#39;s run at the Madrid Masters yesterday and put further pressure on Tim Henman in the battle for qualification for the Masters Cup in Houston next month.
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Fifth-seeded Marat Safin cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Kevin Kim on Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the China Open. The Russian will next face Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, who upset third-seeded David Nalbandian 6-2, 2-6, 6-2.
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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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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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Marat Safin of Russia returns the ball to Guillermo Canas of Argentina during the semifinal of the BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004.
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Madrid Masters winner Marat Safin has now set his sights on winning the ATP Masters Cup, as he looks to crown an outstanding personal season.
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Although they cannot take away Paul Hamm&#39;s gold medal in the men&#39;s gymnastics all-around final, officials with the International Gymnastics Federation could announce sanctions today against judges in the event, an FIG spokesman said Friday.
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Former champion Marat Safin came to this year&#39;s US Open seeded No 13 and was sent home early by Thomas Enqvist, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, yesterday.
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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