Safin Eases Into Fourth Paris Masters Final
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By Francois Thomazeau PARIS  - Marat Safin eased into his fourth ParisMasters final by beating Argentine Guillermo Canas 6-3, 7-6 onSaturday.
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PARIS : Quickfire Andy Roddick and marathon man Marat Safin sprinkled a little stardust over the beleaguered Paris Masters as the American and Russian crowd-pullers raced into the third round of the 2.45-million-euro tournament.
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Reborn Russian star Marat Safin basked in the glory of clinching his third Paris Masters title but insisted that world number one Roger Federer is still in a league of his own and is on his way to becoming one of the greatest players of all time.
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Lucie Safarova's brilliant run at the Paris Open continued when the Czech knocked out top seed Justine Henin 7-6 6-4 on Saturday to reach the final where she will play Nadia Petrova.
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Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia overcame a twisted ankle Saturday to reach the final at the Paris Masters for the fourth time in six years and will meet qualifier Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic for the championship.
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Paris: Late Paris Masters withdrawals by Andre Agassi and David Nalbandian meant good fortune for Marat Safin, Tim Henman and Guillermo Coria on Monday as the trio qualified for this month&#39;s Masters Cup without striking a ball.
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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 on Sunday.
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PARIS -- Marat Safin hit 10 aces and beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-4, 7-6 (2) Friday in a showdown between US Open champions to reach the Paris Masters semifinals.
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The all-new, improved Marat Safin  showed yet more signs of his growing maturity on Friday when he  survived a potentially tricky encounter with Mario Ancic to  reach the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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Only unseeded Czech Radek Stepanek now stands in the way of Marat Safin as the Russian closes in on what would be a historic feat in Sunday&#39;s BNP Paribas Masters final.
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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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Lleyton Hewitt beats Marat Safin in straight sets to set up a final with Austrian Juergen Melzer in Las Vegas.
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Marat Safin overpowered Tim Henman 6-2,  7-6 on Friday to reach the last four at the Masters Cup,  setting the stage for two mouth-watering semi-finals involving  the world's top-ranked players.
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Marat Safin picked himself up after twisting his right ankle and beat hard-serving Mario Ancic, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, early this morning to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3 7-6 on Saturday to book a place in the Madrid Masters final against Argentina&#39;s David Nalbandian.
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Marat Safin ended the 34-year-old Andre Agassi&#39;s run at the Madrid Masters yesterday and put further pressure on Tim Henman in the battle for qualification for the Masters Cup in Houston next month.
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Marat Safin overcame a twisted right ankle to reach the Paris Masters final for the fourth time in six years by beating 13th-seeded Guillermo Canas 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Saturday. Safin, the Paris champion in 2000 and 2002, will meet qualifier Radek Stepanek for the title. Stepanek came back to beat Max Mirnyi 3-6, 7-6 (1), 6-4 to get to his first final of the season.