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Safin beats Davydenko at Moscow tennis

Published: Oct. 10, 2008 at 7:16 PM

MOSCOW, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Marat Safin beat fellow Russian Nikolay Davydenko 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-4 in one of Friday's quarterfinal matches at the men's Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

The victory improved Safin's record to 3-4 lifetime against the top-seeded and two-time defending champion.

Davydenko had won this tournament in three of the last four years, but Safin captured the decisive third set by winning 9-of-12 points played on his second serve and did not face a break point.

In the third set, Safin broke Davydenko to gain a 4-3 advantage and went on to victory.

In Friday's other quarterfinals, Russian Igor Kunitsyn topped France's Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 6-2; Fabrice Santoro toppled fellow Frenchman Mathieu, the fourth seed, 6-3, 2-0 when Mathieu retired because of illness; and German Mischa Zverev was a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 winner against Serbian Viktor Troicki by saving two match points.

In Saturday's semifinals, Safin plays Zverev and Santoro faces Kunitsyn.

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