Topic: Marat Safin

Today in History

CBS 11 Houston (KHOU) - 10 days ago
Today is Friday, Jan. 27, the 27th day of 2012. There are 339 days left in the year.. . . . Today's Highlight in History:. . On Jan. 27, 1967...

Safin elected to Russian Parliament

AFP Global Edition - 59 days ago
Russian tennis icon Marat Safin has been elected into the lower house of the Russian Parliament - the State Duma - as a member of the ruling United Russia Party, local media reported.The 31-year-old 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open champion won ...

The moment you've been waiting for ... post No. 7,000!

Open Court - 290 days ago
A milestone event deserves a milestone post, lol. So we've gathered some our best photographic efforts on the hot tennis courts around the circuit...

Tennis birthdays - January 27, 2011

Canadian Voices - 375 days ago
Marat Safin (RUS) , 31 We miss the big guy here at Open Court; the men's Tour just isn't the same without him, and none of the pretenders (Ernests...

Chip off the old Stak

Open Court - 377 days ago
If you wandered by Court 18 the other day and saw this kid playing, would he remind you of somebody? \ It's more of a body-type thing, the way he...

Fights, vodka at classic tennis press showdowns

AFP Global Edition - 380 days ago
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki's table-turning press conference stole the show at the Australian Open, but bizarre scenes are nothing new at post-match tennis interviews.Emotions can run high after a difficult match, leading to some run-ins with media. By comparison, "boring ...

Notes from here and there - Jan. 7, 2011

Open Court - 395 days ago
Hopman Cup bailouts The annual casualty list has hit the Hopman Cup which is (despite people really getting into it) only an exhibition event...

Tennis birthdays - Nov. 7, 2010

Open Court - 453 days ago
Mark Philippoussis (AUS), 34 He's been gone so long, it's hard to believe that this strapping Aussie is just 34. What a talent he was. What talent...

Marat Safin's 2009 tennis season

Helium - 455 days ago
In the world of tennis, there is no one who can draw an audience the way that Marat Safin does. Despite the fact that Safin defeated Italian Simone Bolelli in the first round (7-6, 6-4), the reporters afterwards were more interested in ...

How to Hit a Tennis Backhand

Mahalo - 456 days ago
Though the backhand is traditionally not as strong of a shot in tennis as the forehand , it can be a strong weapon in its own right. Legendary players such as Andre Agassi and Marat Safin developed an extremely solid backhand in their ...