Safin seethes as Russia, Argentina split
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Marat Safin was angry with himself, puzzled by the choice of court surface and frustrated at his inability to put Russia in command on opening day of the Day Cup final.
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Marat Safin of Russia returns a ball against China&#39;s Lu Hao in the second round match of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, September 16, 2004.
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Marat Safin played his best tennis in quite some time, beating Andre Agassi 6-3, 7-6 (4) Saturday to advance to the final of the Madrid Masters. The third-seeded Russian will face Argentina's David Nalbandian, who defeated Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-4, 6-4 in the other semifinal.
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Russian Marat Safin beat American Andre Agassi Saturday to reac Sunday&#39;s final of the Madrid Masters. Safin, the No. 3 seed, eliminated No.
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Marat Safin and Mikhail Youzhny trounced  twins Sanchai and Sonchat Ratiwatana 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the  doubles to give Russia an insurmountable 3-0 lead over Thailand  in their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie on Saturday.
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A rejuvenated Marat Safin has vowed to  help Russia win back the Davis Cup next year after leading the  2002 champions to an easy 3-0 victory over Thailand in a World  Group playoff tie at the weekend.
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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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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.
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Advantage, Russia. Argentina and Russia play in the Davis Cup final, a best-of-five showdown that begins Friday. They have met twice previously in the World Group, each winning at home.
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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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MOSCOW -- David Nalbandian beat a struggling Marat Safin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Friday to give Argentina a 1-1 tie with Russia at the Davis Cup final.
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Russia's Marat Safin will bid to scale the world's sixth highest mountain, giving the former world number one a fresh challenge which looks set to rule him out of this month's Davis Cup semi-final against Germany.
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Moscow, Russia (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Moscow native Marat Safin was tested in his first-round match Monday before advancing against Max Mirnyi at the $1 million Kremlin Cup.
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Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Russian Marat Safin advanced to Sunday&#39;s final of the lucrative Madrid Masters with a straight-set victory over American Andre Agassi in Saturday&#39;s semifinals.
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Russiaâs 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, just as another Russian star, recent US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova won another title in Bali.
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Marat Safin won the China Open yestereday, beating fellow Russian Mikhail Youzhny, 7-6 (4), 7-5, to claim his first title in two years.
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Russia: Top seed Marat Safin was dumped out of the one-million-dollar ATP Saint Petersburg Open here on Friday following a shock straight sets defeat to Frenchman Michael Llodra.