BARCELONA: Marat Safin made a patchy return after an ankle injury which has dogged him this month, struggling in the first set but steadying in the second to reach the third round of the Barcelona Open yesterday.
The fourth-seeded Russian, who was playing for the first time since the Miami Masters last month, had to settle down before defeating left-handed Spanish qualifier Salvador Navarro 7-5, 6-2 on the clay surface.
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