Russia Out of Hopman Cup as Safin Loses Again
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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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PARIS  - Russian sixth seed Marat Safin overcame an injury scare to beat Argentina&#39;s 13th seed Guillermo Canas 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) to move just one match away from winning his third Paris Masters title.
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Top seed Marat Safin suffered a quarter-final defeat on home soil when the Russian lost to MichaelLlodra 6-4, 6-1 at the one million US dollars St Petersburg Openon Friday.
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Roger Federer strolled into the  fourth round of the Australian Open Friday when his opponent  retired hurt while rival Marat Safin survived an injury scare  of his own to lead a procession of Russians into the fourth  round.
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Daniela Hantuchova beat Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands 6-4, 6-2 Friday and Dominik Hrbaty won his match when Peter Wessels pulled out with an injury, allowing Slovakia to advance to the Hopman Cup final against Argentina.
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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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America's hopes of winning a third consecutive Hopman Cup are dented by a shock defeat to Slovakia.
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Greg Rusedski loses three match points before going down to Nikolai Davydenko in the Kremlin Cup final.
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Slovakia clinched the Hopman Cup for the  second time as they took an unassailable 2-0 lead over  Argentina in Saturday's final.
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Marat Safin was picked ahead of fifth-ranked Nikolay Davydenko and will open against Andy Roddick on Friday when Russia plays the United States in the Davis Cup semifinals.
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Russian Nadia Petrova sends defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne out of the US Open in the fourth round.
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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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Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia reached the final at the Paris Masters for the fourth time in six years, defeating No. 13 Guillermo Canas of Argentina 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Saturday.
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Meghann Shaughnessy and James Blake lost singles matches in the United States' loss to Slovakia in a group match Thursday at the Hopman Cup, but the American team remains in contention for a spot in the final against Argentina.
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Marat Safin beats Andy Roddick and Mikhail Youzhny downs James Blake to give Russia a 2-0 lead over the United Sates in their Davis Cup semifinal.
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WORLD No.l Amelie Mauresmo pulled out of the Kremlin Cup here today with of a recurring thigh injury. The 25-year-old Frenchwoman aggravated the left thigh injury during the final of Sunday&#39;s WTA event in
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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.