2005 Australian Open Men's Sinlges Champion - MARAT SAFIN

Congratulations Marat Safin! Good job.
This was the best ever Australian Open Grand Slam for me!

I felt sad when Safin lost 1-6 to Hewitt in the first set. Oh c'mon you can't win if you are angry. Take a deep breath, etc...What a marvelous comeback from Safin. He finally got to do what he got to do. Good job to Hewitt too. Few moments in the game Safin's ball move to the left and right continously and Hewitt ran from one end of the court to the other end. My GOD!!! Hewit's motto=Never said die. Hewitt really played a lot better this year so is Safin but Safin outlast him. Safin's the MAN.

Prior to AO, Safin said this(AO) was his destiny. Indeed! He was in very good form, his coach was ex-Federer and he defeated the undefeate(Federer).

He once annihilate Pete Sampras(the great, Agassi come after him) in Masters Series of Toronto, in August 2000. How could I have miss that game. AO was his 2nd Grand Slam titles. There will be more to come.

Have a good night sleep. I know I will.

Rod Laver Arena - MS - Finals
Match Statistics
Marat Safin RUS (4)
1 6 6 6
Lleyton Hewitt AUS (3)
6 3 4 4


Match Facts:
• The sets lasted 23, 42, 58 and 42 minutes, respectively
• Safin served 18 aces, Hewitt 7
• Safin hit 54 winners, Hewitt 3
• Safin won 122 points, Hewitt 113
• Safin made 36 unforced errors, Hewitt 22
• Safin converted 4 of 11 break point chances, Hewitt 3 of 8
• Safin put 60% of his first serves into play, Hewitt 49%
• Safin won 73% of points on his first serve, Hewitt 70%
• Safin won 25 of 42 points (60%) when he came to the net, Hewitt 10 of 17 (59%)
• Safin's fastest serve was clocked at 215 km/h, Hewitt's 202 km/h