TAG: Marat Safin
By Scoop Malinowski
This will be a new series, remembering forgotten classic rivalries. The first edition will be Marat Safin vs Dominik Hrbaty, who finished at 7-7 head to head, not counting Hrbaty's final win in the Hopman Cup final four years after their final ATP meeting in 2005.
Safin had the huge forehand, backhand combination which seemed to fit in perfectly with Hrbaty's flat counterpunching play style. Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Status: WTA no. 638 has qualified for the 2023 US Open. 2008 Olympic bronze medalist. 2010 Wimbledon finalist. DOB: September 7, 1984 In: Moscow, Russia First Tennis Memory: “Playing a tournament in England. I was age of six and it was my first tournament. (How did you do?) I don’t even remember. […] Continue to read full article...
Indian Wells · Marat Safin · Russia · US Open · Vera Zvonareva · Wimbledon
Sep/10
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Marcelo Rios: The Man We Barely Knew
15 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
(This article was originally published in Tennis Week magazine in March of 2005 and at www.tennisweek.com on 03/22/2005.) By Scoop Malinowski “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” — Shakespeare. “There is no great genius without some touch of madness.” — Seneca. No […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Chile · Guillermo Vilas · Ilie Nastase · Marat Safin · Marcelo Rios · Miami Open · Roger Federer
