Australian Open - On This Day: 2005 Marat Safin defeats local champion Lleyton Hewitt 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the Centenary Australian Open men's final. The charismatic Russian came through in his
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We Are Tennis on Twitter: "🎂 Happy birthday Marat Safin! On 27 January of 2005, Russian player who's turning 41 today beat Roger Federer 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6 9-7 to reach 3rd @
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