Former world number one Marat Safin wins first round match in Los Angeles Safin beats John Isner of the United States 6-3 6-4 to continue fine recent form Two-time tournament winner Tommy Haas exits to American Donald Young LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Former world number one Marat Safin continued his slow climb back toward the top of the rankings with a 6-3 6-4 win over John Isner in the first round of the Countrywide Classic on Tuesday. Safin faced only one break point, in the final game of the match. Safin, 28, seeded fifth in this 28-player ATP Tour event, started the season with a five-match losing streak and dropped to No. 93 in the rankings before reversing the trend by reaching the quarterfinals at Munich in late April. His ranking as of Tuesday was 44. Meanwhile American Donald Young broke a four-match losing...
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