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Marat Safin - News and More
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- Nationality: RUS (Russian Federation)
- Birthdate: January 27, 1980
- Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
- Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Turned Pro: 1997
- Plays: Right-handed
- 2009 Ranking:
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| Began playing tennis at age six with his father, Misha, director of a small tennis club in Moscow, and mother, Rausa Islanova, who served as her son’s coach fr ... Read Full Bio |
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| Dementieva Heads Paris; WTA Previews |
| in last year's final; no returning champions in the field; former No. 1-ranked tournament winners over the years are Mauresmo (2009,'06,'01), Dinara Safina (2005), Kim Clijsters (2004), Serena Williams (2003,'99), Venus Williams (2002), Martina Hingis (1997), Steffi Graf (1995), and Martina Navratilova ... |
2010-02-07
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| Tennis-X Notes: Hingis Comeback, Murray Making Adjustments |
| time in 16 years when he competes in the inaugural Caesars Tennis Classic on April 10 in Atlantic City against Mats Wilander. Andy Roddick and Marat Safin will also participate in the cash grab. Lendl last played competitively at the 1994 US Open, retiring afterwards with a bad back...Justine Henin has ... |
2010-02-03
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| Andy Murray in Oz -- Too Much Pressure |
| paration is because I want to compare it to the other three guys besides Federer to win the Aussie Open in the last few years.
First there's Marat Safin. He missed the US Open in 2004 but dominated in the fall winning both Masters and falling to Federer in the semis of the TMC. His first event of 2005... |
2010-02-01
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| Patient Roddick Survives in Five, Del Potro Doesn't at Australian Open |
| ainst Murray on Tuesday. Nadal leads their head-to-head 7-2 including two straight. I absolutely cannot wait for that one!
On to the women. Dinara Safina’s back flared up late in the first set against Maria Kirilenko. That puts Maria K into the quarterfinals against Zheng Jie, a winner over Alon... |
2010-01-24
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| Henin Overcomes Wickmayer Test, Petrova Next at Australian Open |
| ased every single ball possible.”
It’s Petrova’s second appearance in the Australian Open quarterfinals.
2009 finalist Dinara Safina was the shock result of the day. The No. 2 seed retired during her match with fellow Russian Maria Kirilenko due to an ongoing back injury while tra... |
2010-01-24
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| Nikolay Davydenko Interview - Australian Open, Jan 23 |
| to drink, all Russia. I don't think so. But it's Monday. It be Monday next day and everybody need work.
Q. Do you think you'll get a call from Marat Safin if you win?
NIKOLAY DAVYDENKO: He's now in Argentina. How can I call him?
Q. You don't think he will call you if you win a Grand Slam?
NIKOLAY DAV... |
2010-01-23
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| ATP/WTA Previews: Safina, Venus, 9 of Top 10 at Tokyo |
| onga, Gilles Simon, Sam Querrey, Viktor Troicki, Philipp Petzschner, Jurgen Melzer, Fabrice Santoro, John Isner Floaters: Ernests Gulbis, Marat SafinNotes: Potential (1) Tsonga vs. Gulbis 2nd rd.; (5) Petzschner vs. Safin 1st rd.; wildcard to Kittipong Wachiramanowong (say that five times fast); Ts... |
2009-09-27
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| Roger Federer Interview - US Open, Sept 13 |
| finitely feel I'm relaxed today, but still walking out on court, you always have the pressure, just because ‑‑ I mean, you speak to Marat Safin. It's his last year, he should have nothing to lose, and you cannot play freely sometimes still just because it's not that simple to just start pound... |
2009-09-14
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tracey Says:
tennis will be a sad sad sport, without the ever emotion's of marat. there is no one with that glare, passion, fire, or sex appeal. thank you for making tennis my favourite sport. the australian open will have a quietness about it. of a hero, that once graiced our shores. mwa
Posted on October 3, 2009 at 18:14 ET