Safin, seeded third this year, lost to Thomas Johansson in the 2002 Australian Open final.
And the youngster was the big winner on the tennis court at the Australian Open.
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With his victory, seventh-seeded Roddick has now reached the Australian Open semifinals four times.
But Australian Open runner-up Schuettler battled back on Sunday to capture the second set.
Sunday's Australian Open men's final in Melbourne between Djokovic and Murray fell into this space.
This year's entry list includes new No. 1 and Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka.
Benneteau, the 2012 Sydney runner-up, will now be seeded at the Australian Open following Isner's withdrawal.
The Australian Open champion was joined in the third round by 2003 Toronto champion Andy Roddick.
Safin, a former world number one, is without a title since winning the 2005 Australian Open.
He then went on to win Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and this year's Australian Open.
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Hewitt began the season with 13 straight victories before losing at the Australian Open.
She will probably be No.1 by the end of the Australian Open and stay there.
In the Australian Open, he lost a heartbreaking five-set semifinal against eventual champion Novak Djokovic.
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Sharapova did, particularly for someone who has precious little match "toughness" heading into the Australian Open.
In 2008, Mardy Fish partnered with Williams to win the Hopman Cup prior to the Australian Open.
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Murray told reporters that he felt playing in Doha again would have harmed his Australian Open hopes.
Djokovic beat Nadal in the finals of Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and at this year's Australian Open.
The win was Djokovic's second straight Australian Open title and his third Slam victory in a row.
His only loss was to Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
She won the Hobart WTA tournament in January before reaching the third round at the Australian Open.
I'm not sure I would have fancied making that trip down to the Australian Open every January.
It was the 25-year-old Russian's first grand slam title since she won the Australian Open in 2008.
Elsewhere, U.S. star John Isner faces a race against time to be fit for the Australian Open.
Australian Open champion Azarenka had been looking for her fifth title this year, but was steamrollered by Williams.
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It's even more of an achievement when you realise that the Australian Open is played on hard courts.
The Hong Kong event is Sharapova's only warm-up event before the Australian Open, which begins on 18 January.
Third seed Andy Murray, who lost to Djokovic in January's Australian Open final, battled past Argentina's Carlos Berlocq.
Heading into the third round of the Australian Open, though, Woods is showing signs of regaining his form.
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His return was then further delayed by a stomach virus, forcing him to withdraw from the Australian Open.
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