MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer was on his hands and knees, his racket gone after he tumbled chasing a shot. All he could do was watch as Marat Safin tapped a gentle forehand into an open court ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Marat Safin arrived in Australia a few weeks ago sporting cuts and bruises from a Moscow fight. He appears to have recovered from his wounds, moving into the third round of the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Marat Safin arrived in Australia a few weeks ago sporting cuts and bruises from a Moscow fight. He appears to have recovered from his wounds, moving into the third round of ...

After four years, Marat Safin has at last emerged from his own shadow. Displaying his immense talent and a newfound toughness, the Russian celebrated his 25th birthday by beating the seemingly ...

All he could do was watch as Marat Safin tapped a gentle forehand into an open court to cap a thrilling 4½-hour Australian Open semifinal and end the top-ranked Federer s 26-match winning streak.

MELBOURNE, Australia — His feet went out from under him, and seconds later, so did his hopes for a rare calendar-year Grand Slam. You knew it would take a knockdown of Roger Federer to knock him out ...

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 27 -- -- Roger Federer was on his hands and knees, his racket gone after he tumbled chasing a shot. All he could do was watch as Marat Safin tapped a gentle forehand into an ...

There were two tennis matches played late Friday night in Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, and I’m not including Jelena Dokic’s three-set thriller over Caroline Wozniaki. The marquee match, the rematch, ...

WIMBLEDON, England ” At 28 and ranked 75th, Marat Safin is seizing every opportunity to make one final run at being among the best tennis players in the world. The former top-ranked player surprised ...

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 1 -- Roger Federer solidified his No. 1 ranking and won his second Grand Slam title with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-4, 6-2 rout of unseeded Marat Safin in Sunday's Australian Open final ...

Now I know what three and a half years feel like. Of course, I'd rather not have this feeling, not yet, but there's no denying it. For years I've been saying that Safin has the most talent of any ...