Safin Overcomes Self-Doubt to Win Australian Open
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MELBOURNE, Australia  - Stricken by nerves and  self-doubt, Marat Safin's belief returned in the nick of time  on Sunday as the Russian beat Lleyton Hewitt, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4,  6-4, to win the centenary Australian Open.
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Something about the Australian Open brings out the best in Marat Safin.
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Andre Agassi and Marat Safin were quick and nearly mistake-free in advancing to the third round of the Australian Open.
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Marat Safin beats Roger Federer in five sets to make his third Australian Open final.
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Marat Safin won the China Open on Sunday, beating fellow Russian Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (4), 7-5 to claim his first title in two years.
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Third seed Marat Safin stormed into the Las Vegas Open semi-finals with a confident 6-1 6-4 victory over fifth seed Fernando Verdasco on Friday.
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Russian Marat Safin ended a 22-month  title drought with a 7-6, 7-5 victory over compatriot Mikhail  Youzhny in the final of the China Open Sunday.
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Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Russian Marat Safin won the title Sunday at the lucrative $3.035 million Madrid Masters with a straight-set win over Argentine David Nalbandian.
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Fourth seed Marat Safin survived an  injury scare and his first tough examination of this year's  Australian Open as he battled to a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over  Mario Ancic of Croatia in the third round Friday.
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Maraf Safin finally secured a berth at the semi-finals of the year-end Masters Cup after an easy victory over Tim Henman. The two were even at 1-1 when they took to the court.
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Marat Safin hit 10 aces and beat Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 7-6 (2) yesterday to reach the Paris Masters semifinals. Safin closed in on his third title at the indoor tournament and will
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Roger Federer's wizardry entranced Australian Open crowds on Thursday and the passion of Marat Safin illuminated the night session but only the Swiss stayed in the hunt for the title.
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By Kevin Fylan MADRID  - Russian Marat Safin produced anotheroutstanding performance to beat Argentina's David Nalbandian,6-2, 6-4, 6-3, and win the Madrid Masters on Sunday.
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Russia's Marat Safin rolled to a 6-1,  6-4 win over Guillermo Coria of Argentina at the Masters Cup  Tuesday, the rainy conditions doing little to cool off the  ATP's hottest player.
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Former finalist Marcos Baghdatis beats ex-champion Marat Safin in five sets at the Australian Open.
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How Marat Safin's coach Peter Lundgren helped him win the Australian Open.
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MELBOURNE, Australia  - Lleyton Hewitt's  Australian Open dream turned into a Russian nightmare on Sunday  as Marat Safin fought back to deny him a first home grand slam  title.