Tennis: Safin buries past Aussie memories

Marat Safin buried the nightmare of his performance at last year's Australian Open to move confidently into the third round in Melbourne.

Marat Safin buried the nightmare of his performance at last year's Australian Open to move confidently into the third round in Melbourne.

The Russian smashed a racket after his fourth round loss to Dominik Hrbaty in 2001, calling the match "ridiculous" and a "disaster."

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