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Jul 4, 2008
Jul 4 2008 By Colin Duncan At Wimbledon Wimbledon 2008... Surprise Package Safin Is Sure He Has No Chance Of Seeing Off Top Seed Roger MAVERICK Marat Safin insists there is no point in him turning up for today's semi-final clash with Roger Federer because the five-times champion is unbeatable at Wimbledon. The Russian has never hidden his hatred for the surface at SW19 and famously claimed "grass is for cows" after one of his numerous early exits from the All England Club. Safin rolled up again this year predictably playing down his chances after a disastrous season that saw his ranking plummet to 75 due to injury and a loss of form. But over the past fortnight the 28-year-old enigma from Moscow has rediscovered some of the touch that took him to No.1 in the world and saw him claim two Grand Slam titles. And it would be...
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