When I piped up a few days ago claiming to be a fairly knowledgeable Marat Safin fan, being asked to write up an entry for TW on Marat's chances at the US Open was the last thing I expected.

Andrey Rublev addressed reports of his compatriot Marat Safin’s desire to get into coaching during his campaign at the ATP ...

While that didn't help, one other thing did - speaking with Russian tennis legend and his mentor Marat Safin. "I was taking anti-depression tablets and it was not helping at all. In the end I said ...

For the first time, it can be revealed how Marat Safin turned the match. After running away with the first set 6-1, Hewitt had his Russian rival on the ropes but was so engrossed in the battle at ...

Though at times this year his play has been underwhelming, the ever enigmatic and entertaining Marat Safin has been able to use his 2009 campaign as an opportunity to say goodbye to the world of ...

Marat Safin 2004: Roger Federer 2003: Andre Agassi 2002: Thomas Johannson 2001: Andre Agassi 2000: Andre Agassi 1999: Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1998: Petr Korda 1997: Pete Sampras 1996: Boris Becker 1995 ...

Marat Safin might have given the world a preview of the new order in men's tennis with his 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 blowout of Pete Sampras in Sunday's Open final. Safin handed Sampras only his third defeat ...