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The men's draw in 2004, quite remarkably, produced a replay of the recent Australian Open final in the very first round, with Roger Federer playing Marat Safin. That came about because Safin, ranked 30, was unseeded. Federer had won in Melbourne and he...
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Mirnyi, Hicham Arazi, Mario Ancic and Luis Horna, among others. Plus, between his 2003 Wimbledon breakthrough and last year (when he unofficially went into decline), every Grand Slam loss to someone not named Nadal has to count as underperforming. So...
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One of the newly elected lawmakers, Russian tennis icon Marat Safin (2nd R), gestures as he speaks with an unidentified man in Georgiyevsky (Saint George's) Hall in the Great Kremlin Palace in the Moscow Kremlin, on December 22, 2011, before... View Photo »
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It looks like Djokovic can’t lose a match at the moment when he’s playing well
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The year 2003 marked the beginning of Roger Federer's dominance of the championships, as he defeated third-seeded Jiri Novak 6-1, 7-6 to claim the title without the loss of a set. The second seed was Marat Safin, but he was upset in the second round by...
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Made Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at the Australian Open, losing to Marat Safin in the first round. Finished as the youngest player (18 years, five months) inside the top 100.
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We all seem to accept that Rafa’s the director of this show, Federer merely an actor reading his lines. Federer’s legacy ultimately might be harmed by the fact that no one in his tennis generation could stay with him. Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Roddick,...
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Marat Safin of Russia returns the ball to Pete Sampras of the U.S. (not pictured) during their exhibition match to inaugurate the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, September 30, 2011. View Photo »
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The only person I was really, really intimidated against was Marat Safin when I played him the first time when I was like 18 in Cincinnati. He was getting like really angry after a couple of games. He was so big, you know, so big.
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Marcos Baghdatis (Cyprus) 5-7 7-5 6-0 6-2 2005 Marat Safin (Russia) beat Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 2004 Roger Federer (Switzerland) beat Marat Safin (Russia) 7-6 6-4 6-2 2003 Andre Agassi (U.S.) beat Rainer Schuettler (Germany) 6-2 6-2 6-1...
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His father was a professional skier and wanted his son to be a skier or professional soccer player but changed his mind when Djokovic excelled at tennis from an early age. Finished as the youngest player (18 years, five months) inside the top 100.
About Marat Safin
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Marat Mikhailovich Safin (Tatar: Марат Мөбин улы Сафин, Marat Möbin ulı Safin; Russian: Мара́т Миха́йлович (Муби́нович) Са́фин /mɑ.ˈrɑt.ˈsɑ.fɪn/; born January 27, 1980) is a Russian and a former World No. 1 tennis player. He is the older brother of WTA player Dinara Safina. Full Article
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BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Pete Sampras of the United States and Marat Safin of Russia pose for photographers at the net during an exhibition match to inaugurate the opening of the new stadium during the China Open on September 30, 2011 in Beijing, China.
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One of the newly elected lawmakers, Russian tennis icon Marat Safin (2nd R), gestures as he speaks with an unidentified man in Georgiyevsky (Saint George's) Hall in the Great Kremlin Palace in the Moscow Kremlin, on December 22, 2011, before President Dmitry Medvedev's annual state...
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Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin supports Russia's Marat Safin playing against Argentinian Jose Acasuso during the final match of the Davis Cup tennis tournament in Moscow, 03 December 2006. Russia won the 2006 Davis Cup title after Safin defeated Jose Acasuso of Argentina 6-3;...
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Former Russia President Boris Yeltsin shows a V-sign after the semifinal match of Davis Cup tennis tournament between Marat Safin and Andy Roddick in Moscow, 22 September 2006. Safin won 6-4, 6-3, 7-6.
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BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Pete Sampras of the United States congratulates Marat Safin of Russia after their match during an exhibition match to inaugurate the opening of the new stadium during the China Open on September 30, 2011 in Beijing, China.
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Russia's Marat Safin hits the ball during his 2008 Wimbledon championships tennis match against Italy's Andreas Seppi at The All England Tennis Club in southwest London, on June 27, 2008.
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Russian player Marat Safin returns a ball to against French player Alexandre Sidorenko during the French Open tennis first round match on May 24, 2009 at Roland Garros stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 24 to June 7, 2009.
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Russian player Marat Safin picks himself off the ground during play against French player Josselin Ouanna during their French Open tennis second round match on May 27, 2009 at Roland Garros stadium in Paris. The event, the second Grand Slam tournament of 2009, runs from May 24 to June...
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BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Dancers perform before an exhibition match to inaugurate the opening of the new stadium during the China Open on September 30, 2011 in Beijing, China.
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Russian player Nikolay Davydenko serves to Russian player Marat Safin during the second round of the French Tennis Open, at Roland Garros, in Paris, on May 29, 2008.
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FILE - In this March 25, 2011 file photo, Dinara Safina, of Russia, returns the ball to Vera Zvonareva, also of Russia, at the Sony Ericsson Open tennis tournament in Key Biscayne, Fla. Safina has retired from tennis, according to her brother Marat Safin. Safin told Russian sports...
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FILE - This March 6, 2011 file photo shows Dinara Safina, of Russia,holding her trophy after her doubles final victory with teammate Galina Voskoboeva against Noppawan Lertcheewakarn and Jessica Moore at the Malaysian Open tennis tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Safina has retired...
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BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: Pete Sampras of the United States and Marat Safin of Russia pose for photographers at the net during an exhibition match to inaugurate the opening of the new stadium during the China Open on September 30, 2011 in Beijing, China.
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