Russia hoping Safin will face U.S. in Davis Cup final
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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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NEW YORK -- World number two Andy Roddick and 37th-ranked Mardy Fish will lead the United States in next month&#39;s Davis Cup final against hosts Spain.
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Andy Roddick's straight-sets victory over Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman takes the United States to the Davis Cup final against Russia.
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Hot favourites Russia, seeking their first Fed Cup title, will take on champions France in the final after crushing Austria 5-0 on Thursday.
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The 2004 Masters Cup semi-finalists have been determined: Andy Roddick will meet Lleyton Hewitt on Saturday while Marat Safin will be matched against the world&#39;s number player currently, Roger Federer.
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Marat Safin, back to his very best with a  record-equaling third Paris Masters title on Sunday, hopes to  be a match for world number one Roger Federer next year.
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Marat Safin won his first title in two years, beating Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (4), 7-5 Sunday in an all-Russian final. Safin, a former US Open champion who has been struggling since an injury-plagued 2003, advanced to No.
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By defeating Marat Safin in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4, Argentina's David Nalbandian evened the Davis Cup final with Russia at 1-1.
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Russia were on course to reach their   fourth Davis Cup final after taking a commanding 2-0 lead at   home against the United States in Friday's singles.
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Russia, seeking the first victory over   the United States in Davis Cup, comfortably won both of their   singles matches on Friday to take a 2-0 lead in their   semi-final.
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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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Marat Safin, of Russia, returns the ball to Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, during the quarterfinal of the BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Friday, Nov. 5, 2004.
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With the U.S. Open and French Open champions, plus home-court advantage, Russia looks as if it has a good shot at winning the Fed Cup for the first time.
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NEW YORK Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish will represent the United States in singles play at next month&#39;s Davis Cup final against Spain.
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One of the best things that could happen to tennis would be for Marat Safin to return consistently to the form that enabled him to capture the 2000 US Open title - and at last there were signs of this yesterday as the charismatic Russian won his first
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Marat Safin defeated Finland's Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-4 in the China Open on Saturday, setting up an all-Russian final with Mikhail Youzhny.
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Marat Safin, heavily criticized by the media for his perceived arrogance and flamboyant lifestyle, has been hailed as Russia's savior after he clinched the country's second Davis Cup title.