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Fourth seed Russia's Marat Safin (L) holds the 2005 Australian Open championship trophy after his win
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AusOpen on Twitter: "Wishing our 2005 Men's Singles champion Marat Safin an #AusOpen-winning happy birthday! 🎉🎂 https://t.co/3F5MD2xctF" / Twitter
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