Former world No. 1 Marcelo Rios introduced this technique and Marat Safin and Sebastien Grosjean continue the tradition today. Instead of moving their feet to get into better position on a high ...

There are many things to like about the 'Zone' series, both in terms of execution, and education. I like the way it has progressed gradually from an unknown player in Agustin Calleri, to better ranked ...

We can think of a better question for the loud legions of singing and chanting yellow-and-blue-faced Swedes at Melbourne Park: Who is Thomas Johansson? It is far easier to describe how he won the ...

Maybe the Open should be played every other day; there wouldn’t be a wasted moment. Yesterday was another example—a rainout Saturday was followed by a long tennis exhibition, with stars bumping up ...

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 ...

MELBOURNE, Australia Andre Agassi put his fingers to his lips and bowed after going five sets with Marat Safin. He blew kisses to all corners of the court in what has become a postmatch ritual. "You ...

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 ...

Before Roger Federer, there was Marat Safin. It was Safin, the Russian bear, who was supposed to be what Federer has become. It was Safin who first hoisted the burden of being the greatest player of ...

Winning a Grand Slam is usually cause for ecstasy, disbelief, and even tears. For Marat Safin, the second major title of his career inspired something different: relief. Four and a half years after he ...

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Marat Safin enjoyed life as a tennis player, calling it like living in a rock n’ roll band. That fun-filled journey brought him to the pinnacle of his sport — induction into the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Marat Safin blew a two-set lead, then broke Andre Agassi in the fifth set en route to a 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6), 5-7, 1-6, 6-3 victory in the semifinals of the Australian Open on ...