| (5) Marat Safin |
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| PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS: |
16/1 |
| NATIONALITY: |
RUS |
| BIRTH DATE: |
27/01/80 |
| BECAME PRO: |
1997 |
| WORLD RANKING: |
5 |
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| VERDICT |
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| Has the talent to beat absolutely anyone on his day, but is often just as likely to implode on court should the mood take him. The 'Mad Monk' is either world class or woeful, there is no middle ground. Once famously stated that "grass is for cows" but said he had played some of his best ever tennis when reaching the final in Halle recently. Not one to oppose at a whim given the tools at his disposal. |
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| TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY |
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05 |
04 |
03 |
02 |
01 |
00 |
99 |
98 |
97 |
96 |
| Australian Open |
W |
RU |
3R |
RU |
4R |
1R |
3R |
- |
- |
- |
| French Open |
4R |
4R |
- |
SF |
3R |
QF |
4R |
4R |
- |
- |
| Wimbledon |
- |
1R |
- |
2R |
QF |
2R |
- |
1R |
- |
- |
| US Open |
- |
1R |
- |
2R |
SF |
W |
2R |
4R |
- |
- |
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