Marat Safin

Brilliant Djokovic wins Masters Cup

The season ended as it began for Novak Djokovic. There have been times in the last six months when the 21-year-old Serb has given a poor imitation of the man who took the Australian Open by storm in January, but in winning the...

Tennis chiefs snub Roddick over schedule!

Shanghai, Nov 13: Tennis chiefs on Thursday rejected calls to re-think next year's schedule after world number six Andy Roddick criticised plans to force players to attend more tournaments. Senior ATP official Brad Drewett said...

Murray into Masters tennis semis, Federer bid alive

SHANGHAI (AFP) - Britain's Andy Murray moved into the Masters Cup semi-finals on Wednesday while Roger Federer kept his title defence alive against Radek Stepanek, a late replacement for the injured Andy Roddick.

Heart defects found in five Russian players

MOSCOW (AP) -- Heart defects have been found in five players in the Russian ice hockey league since the death of rising star Alexei Cherepanov, an official said Wednesday. Russia's Continental Hockey League ordered the tests...

Cilic rounds out field

Big-serving Croatian Marin Cilic has been confirmed as the eighth and final player for January's AAMI Classic at Kooyong. The 20-year-old, ranked 22nd in the world, reached the fourth round of this year's Australian Open before...

Masters and servants

The upcoming Tennis Masters Cup should serve up a healthy array of stalwarts and newbies. ARE you surprised that Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Tennis Masters Cup? Still, I’m delighted with the offering at this Tennis...

Put a fork in Safin?

By Scott Riley, Sports Network - The same, I suppose, can be said for a struggling tennis player -- like Marat Safin. And as a mere 20-year-old at the time, "experts" just assumed that big win would be the first of many for the...

Strengths and weaknesses of top 8 women

A capsule look at the top eight women's tennis players, listed in order of world ranking: Height: 5-foot-9, or 1.77 meters Other special spots: Bradenton, Florida, where she trained at the Bollettieri Tennis Academy for several...

Stars come out as Roddick races ahead

The shiniest stars will come out today at the Paris Masters when Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray will all be in action - but Tuesday belonged to Andy Roddick, Juan Martin del Potro and Novak Djokovic as they raced...

Monfils cheers home fans in Paris

Thursday, October 30, 2008 PARIS: Gael Monfils gave the home contingent something to shout about on Tuesday when he came back from losing the opening three games to beat Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco and reach the last 16 at...

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