| Spain Surprises Argentina in Davis Cup Final Day One |
| featuring exhaustion, injuries and hot/cold streaks always plays a factor.
Last year the U.S. defeated Russia in the final without former No. 1 Marat Safin, and the Russians sitting Nikolay Davydenko (bad mistake) in singles, contributing to a 3-0 sweep by the Americans. The prior year Safin was the hero as the Ru... |
2008-11-21
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| Tennis Lessons to be Learned from Jelena Jankovic |
| I'll be curious to see what comes of Jankovic in 2009. Each of the Williams sisters -- Serena most of all -- demonstrated their share of hunger in 2008. Dinara Safina made a big rise. Sharapova intends to return. Ivanovic should surely have learned more about what it takes to be number one. For now, though, give the credit ... |
2008-11-06
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| Venus Beats Serena, Joins Jankovc, Zvonareva in Doha Championships Semifinals |
| line. Zvonareva has also qualified leaving just one spot left in the semifinals which will go to the winner of Serena and Dementieva.
Dementieva sent Dinara Safina back to Russia after an easy straight-set win. Safina, who I picked to reach the final(!), leaves without winning a single set all week.
Now that’s a... |
2008-11-06
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| WTA Doha Sony Ericsson Champioships Facts |
| ne), Sharapova (two), S.Williams (nine), V.Williams (seven).
One out of the eight singles competitors is making her Sony Ericsson Championships debut – Dinara Safina (plus first alternate Agnieszka Radwanska).
Between them, the eight principal competitors won 22 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles titles in 2008 and amassed mo... |
2008-11-04
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| Jankovic, Ivanovic, Williams Sisters Headline Doha WTA Championships; Nadal Out of Shanghai |
| the white group along with Sveta Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva.
In the Maroon group (why maroon, anyone?), it’s Serena and Venus Williams plus Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva.
Of the two groups, I’d have to rate the Maroon tougher with the Williams sisters, Safina and gold medalist Dementieva. All four... |
2008-11-03
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| Tennis-X Weekend Wrap: Williams Sisters Set to Square Off |
| anteed all-Williams round robin play this week at the WTA Tour Championships, where Serena and Venus have been drawn in the "Maroon" group with Russians Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva. The "White" group is comprised of Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva, and Serbs Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic.
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2008-11-03
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| Roddick Reaches Beijing Semifinals |
| arance. The Tel Aviv resident is bidding to become the first Israeli to reach an ATP singles final since Harel Levy at ATP Masters Series Toronto in 2000 (l to Safin); the last Israeli to win an ATP title was Amos Mansdorf at 1993 Washington (d. Martin). It is the first time since the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami that the Wo... |
2008-09-26
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| Notes: Serena Takes on Jankovic at US Open |
| s en route to the final have siblings who also play on the professional tennis circuit – Kateryna Bondarenko (sister Alona), Venus Williams (Serena) and Dinara Safina (brother Marat Safin).
Never before has a Williams sister defeated her sibling prior to the semifinals of a tournament and gone on to win the title; however,... |
2008-09-06
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Recent fan comments for Marat Safin:
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Adelene in SOUTH AFRICA Says:
I luv watching Marat play. Hav a gud tournament in LA. And keep working and
gud results will come. Hope 2 c u competing at the Atp event in SA nxt yr.
Luv u stacks
Posted on August 6, 2008 at 00:05 ET
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Ali Says:
Marat Safin is a great tennis player. He's got the talent and everything.
But he has one major weakness, his temprament.. I think he should really
pressed his anger and his frustration to the lowest level when he's on the
match..
Well, udachi Marat..
sometimes tennis is just tennis..
Posted on July 1, 2008 at 12:07 ET
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Sanja Says:
Marat.... What a men, what a talent it's shame that he is not in good form
PS Please come in Belgrade and be my guest
Posted on June 1, 2008 at 14:15 ET
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Lilibeth Aguilar Says:
ohhhhh MARAT, when will I ever see you in the FINALS!!!!????!!!
You're better off as a movie actor. Just too...... beautiful to be
sidelined!
Posted on June 1, 2008 at 09:44 ET
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ana fromm Serbia Says:
marat safin is most beautiful tennis player in the world...I love him...
Posted on April 1, 2008 at 11:47 ET
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