Safin salvages victory
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FLAMBOYANT Russian Marat Safin lived dangerously tonight, salvaging three break points to hang on for a 6-4 6-4 win over Peru&#39;s Luis Horna at the 2.425 million euro ($4.
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MOSCOW -- Admitting he was downright scared, Marat Safin composed himself and won the Davis Cup title for Russia.
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Marat Safin beat Jose Acasuso of Argentina 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the fifth and deciding match to lead Russia to its second Davis Cup title Sunday.
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Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3,  7-6 in the Madrid Masters on Saturday with a powerful  performance that underlined his recent return to top form and  secured him a place in the final against David Nalbandian.
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Marat Safin of Russia returns a shot during second round tennis match against Alexander Peya of Austria at the St. Petersburg Open tennis tournament in St.
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Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3 7-6 in the Madrid Masters on Saturday with a powerful performance that underlined his recent return to top form and
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HOUSTON - Andy Roddick and Marat Safin both had good chances to win. Only Roddick took advantage of his opportunities. Roddick came up with four aces in the second-set tiebreaker and defeated Safin 7-6 (7), 7
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Marat Safin, of Russia, returns the ball to Lleyton Hewitt, of Australia, during the quarterfinal of the BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Friday, Nov. 5, 2004.
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NEW YORK - Four years ago, Marat Safin marched onto the center court at the National Tennis Center and defeated Pete Sampras to capture the U.S. Open title...
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By Kevin Fylan MADRID  - Russian Marat Safin produced anotheroutstanding performance to beat Argentina's David Nalbandian,6-2, 6-4, 6-3, and win the Madrid Masters Sunday.
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Russia's Marat Safin beats Jose Acasuso in the deciding singles rubber to win the Davis Cup.
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Lleyton Hewitt and Marat Safin, two former world number ones, made light of strong winds to earn morale-boosting victories in their opening round-robin matches at the Las Vegas Open on Tuesday.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Ticker) - Top seed Marat Safin and No. 4 Mikhail Youzhny delighted the Russian fans Thursday with convincing victories in the second round of the St.
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Roger Federer was on his hands and knees, his racket gone after he tumbled chasing a shot. All he could do was watch as Marat Safin tapped a gentle forehand into an open court to cap a thrilling 4 1/2-hour Australian Open semifinal and end the top-ranked Federer's 26-match winning streak.
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Marat Safin won his first title in two years, beating Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (4), 7-5 Sunday in an all-Russian final. Safin, a former US Open champion who has been struggling since an injury-plagued 2003, advanced to No.
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PARIS : Volatile Russian Marat Safin kept the lid on his timebomb temper to ensure his campaign for a third Paris Masters title stayed on course with a battling 6-7 (1/7), 6-3, 7-5 victory over Croatia&#39;s Ivan Ljubicic.
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Fifth-seeded Marat Safin cruised to a 6-2, 6-4 win over Kevin Kim on Friday and advanced to the semifinals of the China Open.