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Safin conquers another Wimbledon seed Mercurial Russian Marat Safin, his temper in check and his talent to the fore, fought his way into the Wimbledon quarter-finals on Monday with 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-1 win over Swiss 13th seed Stanislas Wawrinka. The twice grand slam winner, who had already knocked out Serbian number three seed Novak Djokovic, won the first nine points of the first set before Wawrinka stopped the rot with an ace and fought back to level the match at 4-4. But then he lost his serve and Safin, who has so often let his volatile temperament get the better of him, held his for a 1-0 lead. Safin, who was recording his best Wimbledon result since reaching the quarter-finals in 2001, twice broke Wawrinka in the second set which he won comfortably. Safin, never a great fan of grass, let slip his advantage in the third set... [read full story]
