Safin rides to rescue for Russia
293696
MOSCOW -- Admitting he was downright scared, Marat Safin composed himself and won the Davis Cup title for Russia.
237554
Marat Safin defeated Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (5) to give Russia a 1-0 lead over the United States after the opening singles of the Davis Cup semifinal on Friday. Russia's Mikhail Youzhny was scheduled to play James Blake in the day's second singles match on the Olympic indoor stadium's clay court.
310307
Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia overcame a twisted ankle Saturday to reach the final at the Paris Masters for the fourth time in six years and will meet qualifier Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic for the championship.
62595
Marat Safin of Russia returns a shot during second round tennis match against Alexander Peya of Austria at the St. Petersburg Open tennis tournament in St.
202472
FLAMBOYANT Russian Marat Safin lived dangerously tonight, salvaging three break points to hang on for a 6-4 6-4 win over Peru&#39;s Luis Horna at the 2.425 million euro ($4.
574058
Former US Open champion Marat Safin of Russia has advanced to the finals of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing after scoring a straight-set win over Finland&#39;s Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 6-4.
105742
MOSCOW -- David Nalbandian beat a struggling Marat Safin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 Friday to give Argentina a 1-1 tie with Russia at the Davis Cup final.
298795
MELBOURNE, Australia  - Stricken by nerves and  self-doubt, Marat Safin's belief returned in the nick of time  on Sunday as the Russian beat Lleyton Hewitt, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4,  6-4, to win the centenary Australian Open.
483844
Marat Safin won his first title in two years, beating Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (4), 7-5 Sunday in an all-Russian final. Safin, a former US Open champion who has been struggling since an injury-plagued 2003, advanced to No.
517123
One of the best things that could happen to tennis would be for Marat Safin to return consistently to the form that enabled him to capture the 2000 US Open title - and at last there were signs of this yesterday as the charismatic Russian won his first
345394
Marat Safin was picked ahead of fifth-ranked Nikolay Davydenko and will open against Andy Roddick on Friday when Russia plays the United States in the Davis Cup semifinals.
129264
Roger Federer got a free ride at the  Australian Open Friday when his opponent retired hurt while  rival Marat Safin survived an injury scare of his own to lead a  procession of Russians into the fourth round.
736893
Reborn Russian star Marat Safin basked in the glory of clinching his third Paris Masters title but insisted that world number one Roger Federer is still in a league of his own and is on his way to becoming one of the greatest players of all time.
60420
St. Petersburg, Russia (Sports Network) - Russian star Marat Safin extended his winning streak to seven matches on Thursday with a second-round victory at the $1 million St.
134870
Sixth-seeded Marat Safin of Russia reached the final at the Paris Masters for the fourth time in six years, defeating No. 13 Guillermo Canas of Argentina 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Saturday.
263966
The unpredictability of Marat Safinâs game is becoming a thing of the past. These days the tempestuous Russian is as strong and forceful opponent as it is possible to find on the opposing side of a tennis
693944
MOSCOW -- Marat Safin and Dmitry Tursunov beat Argentina's David Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, yesterday to put Russia within one victory of its second Davis Cup title.