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		Marat Safin of Russia in action against Andrei Pavel of Romania, in the second round of the Australian Open Tennis Championships, played at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. . World No.2 Marat Safin was a tiebreak away from a fifth set battle. He edged past Romanian Andrei Pavel by a 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6[5] scoreline. The crucial elements of Safin's victory were twenty-two aces and a higher first serve success rate Adam Pretty/ALLSPORT Back | Next