TAG: Marat Safin
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...
A wide range of forty professional tennis players discuss memories of playing Marat Safin, one of the most intriguing champions and characters in the history of tennis. Also various tennis world figures share additional insights and anecdotes about the Russian tennis superpower who reached the ATP world no. 1 ranking in 2000 and won the 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open, as well as two Davis Cups, the first two in Russian tennis history. Continue to read full article...
Jun/18
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Marat Safin: The Tennis Super Power book update
18 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Scoop
My eighth tennis book is almost finished, 'Marat Safin The Tennis Super Power: Symposium of a Champion.'
It's astonishing that no book has been written about this fascinating character and super talent, who has been called "the most charismatic, handsome tennis player", "physically better than Roger Federer", and having too many gifts and talents to apply all his energies to tennis. Continue to read full article...
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
