Surly Safin slumps out of St Petersburg
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Top seed and crowd favourite Marat Safin was knocked out of the St Petersburg Open quarter-finals on Friday, falling 6-4 6-1 to Michael Llodra.
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Greg Rusedski missed out on reaching consecutive Russian finals when he lost 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Mikhail Youzhny in their semi-final at the St Petersburg Open.
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Russian giant Marat Safin crushed Finn  Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the final of  the China Open, where he will meet compatriot Mikhail Youzhny.
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Former champion Marat Safin loses to Thomas Enqvist at the US Open.
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Just like at Wimbledon two months ago, Marat Safin exited at the earliest stage of the U.S. Open on Tuesday, bowing meekly to Thomas Enqvist 7-6 (5), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
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St. Petersburg, Russia (Sports Network) - Russian star Marat Safin extended his winning streak to seven matches on Thursday with a second-round victory at the $1 million St.
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Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia reached the final at the Paris Masters for the fourth time in six years, defeating No. 13 Guillermo Canas of Argentina 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Saturday.
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Top-seeded Marat Safin of Russia outclassed Sargis Sargsian of Armenia 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the US$1 million St.
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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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Marat Safin easily advanced to the second round of the French Open, beating Fernando Vicente of Spain 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 Sunday before rain halted play on the opening day of the tournament.
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Top seed Marat Safin suffered a quarter-final defeat on home soil when the Russian lost to MichaelLlodra 6-4, 6-1 at the one million US dollars St Petersburg Openon Friday.
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Before Roger Federer, there was Marat Safin. It was Safin, the Russian bear, who was supposed to be what Federer has become. It was Safin who first hoisted the burden of being the greatest
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Former No. 1 Marat Safin couldn't stop Jurgen Melzer on Thursday, losing a second-round match 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) in the Open de Moselle.
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By Simon Cambers PERTH, Australia  - Top seeds Russia suffered ahumiliating early exit from the Hopman Cup on Wednesday as aleg-weary Marat Safin was beaten for the second time in threedays in their 2-1 defeat by Argentina.
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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 overpowered Danai Udomchoke 6-4 6-1 6-2 to give Russia a commanding 2-0 lead over Thailand in their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie on Friday.
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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.