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CINCINNATI, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Fourth seed Marat Safin sent out an ominous warning to his rivals at the Cincinnati Masters on Thursday by hammering Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty 6-0 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals.

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