Safin, Petrova upset in Kremlin Cup
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Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic pulled off a major upset Wednesday, eliminating top-seeded Marat Safin 7-6 (8), 4-6, 6-3 on the Russian&#39;s home turf in the second round of the US$2.
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By Simon Cambers PERTH, Australia  - Top seeds Russia suffered ahumiliating early exit from the Hopman Cup on Wednesday as aleg-weary Marat Safin was beaten for the second time in threedays in their 2-1 defeat by Argentina.
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PERTH, Australia  - Top seeds Russia suffered a  humiliating early exit from the Hopman Cup on Wednesday as a  leg-weary Marat Safin was beaten for the second time in three  days in their 2-1 defeat by Argentina.
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Marat Safin lost his temper and his quarterfinal at the St. Petersburg Open on Friday, getting surprised by seventh-seeded Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-1 after protesting a line call.
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Tennis Andy Roddick helped make history yesterday, yet he was in no mood to celebrate. After nearly five hours of punishing, draining tennis in Moscow, the United States was knocked out of the Davis Cup in the semifinals when Roddick lost, 17-15, to Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in a fifth-set marathon. ``You feel like you let your teammates down and your ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Ticker) - Top seed Marat Safin and No. 4 Mikhail Youzhny delighted the Russian fans Thursday with convincing victories in the second round of the St.
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Both Andy Roddick and James Blake lost Friday, making the United States teamÂs hopes of winning its first Davis Cup since 1995 bleak.
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Venus Williams carved out a testy 6-4,  6-4 win over qualifier Alina Jidkova, while French and U.S.  Open runner-up Elena Dementieva led seven Russians into the  second round of the Kremlin Cup Tuesday.
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Russia: Top seed Marat Safin was dumped out of the one-million-dollar ATP Saint Petersburg Open here on Friday following a shock straight sets defeat to Frenchman Michael Llodra.
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Marat Safin beat Jose Acasuso of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the fifth and deciding match to lead Russia to its second Davis Cup title Sunday.
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Unseeded Russian Elena Bovina upset an error-prone Venus Williams in their quarter-final showdown at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament Friday.
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MOSCOW -- Admitting he was downright scared, Marat Safin composed himself and won the Davis Cup title for Russia.
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Venus Williams was upset by unseeded Elena Bovina 6-3, 6-2, in a Kremlin Cup quarterfinal Friday that lasted little more than an hour.
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Ailing Davenport loses: A weakened Lindsay Davenport lost to defending champion Anastasia Myskina 6-4, 7-6 (7-1) yesterday in the Kremlin Cup semifinals in Moscow but still will regain the No.
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MOSCOW - Defending champion Anastasia Myskina upset Lindsay Davenport, and Elena Dementieva defeated Elena Bovina on Saturday to set up the first-ever all-Russian final at the Kremlin Cup.
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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.
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The tough Russian women&#39;s field suffered its first loss early Wednesday when Italy&#39;s Francesca Schiavone came back from a set down to upset eighth-seeded Nadia Petrova 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the US$2.