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End of the road for Safin

The curtain fell on Marat Safin’s career when the Russian former world number one lost to Juan Martin Del Potro in the Paris Masters on Wednesday.

Safin urges Agassi to return medals, prize money

Marat Safin has criticised Andre Agassi for his recent admission that he took drugs and called for the American to return his titles and prize money.

Murray keeps British faithful happy

The familiar tide of Murray-mania swept across Wimbledon on Tuesday as Andy Murray began his bid to end UK’s wait for a men’s singles champion.

Federer floors Safin as Djokovic is tested

Swiss second seed Roger Federer demolished old rival Marat Safin in fearsome style at the Australian Open on Friday.

Safin and Safina, siblings starring at US Open

It’s do as I say, not as I do when it comes to Marat Safin and his up-and-coming sister Dinara Safina. Safin is well known for his explosive temper.

Federer sweeps into Wimbledon final

Roger Federer beat Marat Safin in straight sets on Saturday to move one win away from his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title.

Safin thrives on Wimbledon rebirth

Marat Safin says he had almost given up hope of recapturing the form that made him the world’s best before embarking on his surprise Wimbledon run.

Federer sets up Safin showdown

Champion Roger Federer banished menacing storm clouds on Wednesday to set up a tantalising Wimbledon semifinal date with Marat Safin.

Brilliant Safin shines in the dark

Unseeded Russian Marat Safin illuminated the evening gloom at Wimbledon on Friday with another electrifying performance to beat Italy’s Andreas Seppi.

Safin stuns Djokovic as Ivanovic survives scare

Former world number one Marat Safin sent third seed Novak Djokovic crashing out of Wimbledon on Wednesday.

Sharapova struggles as Nadal and Djokovic cruise

Maria Sharapova almost became the first women’s top seed in French Open history to lose in the opening round on Wednesday as Rafael Nadal showed her the way to master a Roland…

Rain brings chaos to French Open

Torrential rain brought chaos to the French Open on Tuesday, with six hours of play lost and title favourites Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal amongst the victims of the deluge.…

Federer faces Djokovic threat to supremacy

The tennis world has been yearning for someone to challenge Roger Federer’s record-breaking domination and Novak Djokovic is being touted as the one in Friday’s Australian Open…

Fed Express steams on as Venus stutters

Roger Federer stepped up his unrelenting charge towards a third successive Australian Open title with an emphatic win on Thursday, but Venus Williams had to dig deep to reach the…

Federer bamboozles court magician

Roger Federer’s sleight of hand proved too bamboozling for court magician Fabrice Santoro as Melbourne Park was treated to a masterclass on Thursday. Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus…

Roddick rolls into fourth straight Kooyong final

Andy Roddick continued his bid for a Kooyong Classic hat-trick on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Marat Safin to reach his fourth consecutive final. Roddick braved 41°C…

Ailing Federer pulls out of Aussie Open warm-up event

Roger Federer’s Australian Open preparations suffered a blow on Monday as the defending champion was forced to withdraw from the Kooyong Classic warm-up event owing to a virus.…