TAG: Marat Safin
Casper Ruud: “I’m gonna be here for as long as Maria [pregnant wife] lets me.” Ruud asserts he will leave the tournament and go back to Norway if his wife goes into labor for the couple’s first baby. Qualifier Arthur Gea of France upset 17 seed Jiri Lehecka 75 76 75. Less than two years […] Continue to read full article...
Former ATP world no. 1 Marat Safin had two life altering experiences in Peru, which he discussed in a long interview with Blair Henley for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. When he was still a young teenager, Safin was sent by a Russian sponsor to train at Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, FL. […] Continue to read full article...
Marat Safin · Nick Bollettieri · Peru · Russia · US Open
Sep/25
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Will We Ever See An Unscripted Grand Slam Final Again?
20 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
Carlos vs Sinner was the perfect business plan Grand Slam final pitting two Nike Rolex high profile stars against each other, world no. 1 and 2. The way the ATP World Tour has been set up suggests we may not see an unexpected, unscripted Grand Slam final – for a very long time. Sinner and […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Tennis is a sport composed of a diverse range of attributes including elegance, athleticism, speed, timing, anticipation, tactics, intelligence, will to win, joy, passion. And also one element that is rarely discussed. Rage. Recently I was talking with a friend Behn Wilson, who was an NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers and […] Continue to read full article...
Behn WIlson · John McEnroe · Marat Safin · Novak Djokovic · Roger Federer · Serena Williams
Sep/23
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Random Tennis Player Biofile: Jay Amari
5 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski Cycling to work to New York City last year I spotted a random man hitting tennis balls against the side of an apartment building on Riverside Drive and stopped to take a photo of the peculiar sight. A year later I posted the photo on the Facebook page NYC Tennis Players. And […] Continue to read full article...
David Mamet · Jay Amari · Jimmy Connors · John McEnroe · Marat Safin · Rod Laver · US Open
There is a perception that greatest or most famous tennis academy in terms of producing professional champions is the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, or Rick Macci. But nothing can compare to Spartak Moscow. As Marat Safin recently revealed on his Instagram in a salute post, the number of successful tennis pros who were coached and […] Continue to read full article...
Andrey Rublev · Dinara Safina · Marat Safin · Mikhail Youzhny · Spartak Moscow
Apr/20
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Safin Says Corona Is a Plannedemic to Chipify People By Evil Elites
59 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
Marat Safin claims the coronavirus crisis is actually a conspiracy for “chipization” of humanity. The two time Grand Slam champion and International Tennis Hall of Famer, who is a former member of Russian Parliament, called the COVID-19 pandemic “ridiculous” and proposed a chip-implant conspiracy theory in a live interview on Sports.Ru which was broadcast on Instagram. […] Continue to read full article...
Marat Safin, the two time major champion and tennis Hall of Famer, has offered some wise advice to Nick Kyrgios. “I’m not judging and I know it’s sensitive, and you hear three million times that if he gets serious he can be a top-ten player,” Safin said of the 24-year-old Aussie dynamo. “But I think […] Continue to read full article...
Marat Safin, former world no. 1 and two time Grand Slam champion has declared he is available andsits interested to coach a professional player. “I wouldn’t refuse, but no one offered. I won’t be able to travel all year, for some weeks it’s possible. Players don’t need babysitter. There are interesting guys with kind heart, […] Continue to read full article...
Gustavo Kuerten did not know how to beat Marat Safin. Guga lost his first three duels with the mighty Russian, all close contests. Guga lost 36 76 36 61 64 in the second round at 1998 Roland Garros as defending champion. Then he lost again at 1999 Australian Open 63 57 46 63 64. Then […] Continue to read full article...
