Safin Survives First-Round Scare in Moscow
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Top seed Marat Safin survived a  first-round scare before prevailing over his doubles partner  Max Mirnyi 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 in the Kremlin Cup Monday.
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Marat Safin paid the price for his  later-than-scheduled arrival at the Hopman Cup as top seeds  Russia suffered a shock defeat to Germany in their opening  match on Monday.
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Although top-seeded Russian Marat Safin couldn&#39;t deliver, the hometown fans at the ATP stop in St. Petersburg got a homie in the final Saturday when No.
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Marat Safin defeated Lleyton Hewitt, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, at the Australian Open for his first Grand Slam title since the 2000 U.S. Open.
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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 overpowered substitute Jose Acasuso 6-3 3-6 6-3 7-6 in a nerve-racking fifth and decisive rubber to clinch Russia's second Davis Cup title with a 3-2 victory over Argentina on Sunday.
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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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A resurgent Marat Safin made a winning start to the year on Wednesday at the Kooyong Classic but refused to put pressure on himself as he attempts yet another climb back up the rankings.
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Marat Safin beat Stefan Koubek of Austria 7-5, 6-2 in his opening round-robin match at the Tennis Channel Open on Tuesday.
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DETERMINED Marat Safin mowed down Finn Jarkko Niemimen 6-2 6-4 to set up an all-Russian title showdown at the inaugural China Open.
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Russian Marat Safin won his first title  in almost two years with a gritty 7-6, 7-5 victory over  compatriot Mikhail Youzhny at the China Open on Sunday.
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Russia has recalled Marat Safin for next month's Davis Cup first-round tie against World Group newcomer Serbia.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Ticker) - Top seed Marat Safin of Russia met his match Friday in the quarterfinals of the $1 million St. Petersburg Open.
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Argentine number one David Nalbandian overpowered Russia's Marat Safin 6-4 6-4 6-4 in the second singles match of the Davis Cup final on Friday to put the teams at 1-1 at the end of the first day.
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The unpredictability of Marat Safinâs game is becoming a thing of the past. These days the tempestuous Russian is as strong and forceful opponent as it is possible to find on the opposing side of a tennis
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Marat Safin, who felt he was destined to win the Australian Open after two runnerup finishes in the last three years, rallied to down Lleyton Hewitt 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in an acrimonious final Sunday, the tournament's first-ever at night.
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Marat Safin defeated Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5) to give Russia a 1-0 lead over the United States after the opening singles of the Davis Cup semifinal on Friday. Russia's Mikhail Youzhny was scheduled to play James Blake in the day's second singles match on the Olympic indoor stadium's clay court.