Russia a win away from Davis Cup
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MOSCOW -- Marat Safin and Dmitry Tursunov beat Argentina's David Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, yesterday to put Russia within one victory of its second Davis Cup title.
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In December 2005, it looked like a fairy tale. Croatia had won their first Davis Cup title and had four top-class players in the ranks.
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Marat Safin overpowered Danai Udomchoke 6-4 6-1 6-2 to give Russia a commanding 2-0 lead over Thailand in their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie on Friday.
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Fed Cup holders France will be without world number two Amelie Mauresmo for this month&#39;s finals in Moscow, shortening the odds on a first title for Russia.
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Russia's Marat Safin beats Jose Acasuso in the deciding singles rubber to win the Davis Cup.
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Mikhail Youzhny of Russia reacts after winning the semifinal tennis match against Britain&#39;s Greg Rusedski at the St. Petersburg Open tennis tournament in St.
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Anastasia Myskina put Russia ahead in the Fed Cup final against France with a comprehensive win over Nathalie Dechy in the third singles rubber.
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MOSCOW: Anastasia Myskina kept Russia&#39;s Fed Cup hopes alive by beating Moscow-born Tatiana Golovin 6-4, 7-6 in the second singles of the competition final against holders France yesterday, levelling the score at 1-1.
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Russia, Davis Cup winners three years   ago, will meet Argentina in their fourth final after beating   the U.S. in their semi-final in Moscow on Sunday.
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A rejuvenated Marat Safin has vowed to  help Russia win back the Davis Cup next year after leading the  2002 champions to an easy 3-0 victory over Thailand in a World  Group playoff tie at the weekend.
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Heavyweights America, Russia, France and Argentina moved closer to the Davis cup quarter-finals on Friday on a day when opponents were cursed by illness and missing stars.
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Marat Safin defeated Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5) to give Russia a 1-0 lead over the United States after the opening singles of the Davis Cup semifinal on Friday. Russia's Mikhail Youzhny was scheduled to play James Blake in the day's second singles match on the Olympic indoor stadium's clay court.
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Russia qualified for the Davis Cup quarter-finals when Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia was forced to retire during the first of Sunday's reverse singles against Nikolay Davydenko.
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Russia and France take commanding leads in their Fed Cup semi-finals against Austria and Spain.
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Russia captain Shamil Tarpishchev hopes charismatic leader Marat Safin will be fit for their Davis Cup final with the United States after his team had to battle their way past Germany at the weekend.
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Nikolay Davydenko beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-1, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 Friday to give Russia a 1-0 lead over Argentina in the Davis Cup final.
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ST PETERSBURG, Oct. 31. - Russiaâs Mikhail Youzhny overwhelmed Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-2, 6-2 here today in the final of the one-milliondollar ATP tournament to record his first title win of the season.