MELBOURNE, Australia -- David Nalbandian is a major injury doubt for the Australian Open next week after injuring his back in practice and withdrawing from the Kooyong Classic warm-up tournament. The ...

Australian Open champion Marat Safin was surprisingly beaten in the third round of the Pacific Life Open on Tuesday, while top seeds Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the fourth round.

*Ed. Note: Peter Bodo is on vacation until August 16th. In his place, we proudly present a series of guest commentary. *When I piped up a few days ago claiming to be a fairly knowledgeable Marat Safin ...

Just when it didn’t seem to matter, when the players didn’t want to play and the tours were hoping to put another bloated season to rest, tennis fans were given a reason to watch again yesterday. At ...

Tennis fans were treated to a lighthearted moment during a recent practice session at the Madrid Open when former world No. 1 and current Andrey Rublev coach, Marat Safin, decided to step onto the ...

Russian star Andrey Rublev is set to face American Tristan Boyer in the second round of the US Open after a confident first-round victory. But it isn’t just his tennis that has his fans excited—it’s ...

This time, there was little drama between Lleyton Hewitt and Marat Safin. Hewitt saw to that as he let Safin be his own worst enemy in their opening-round match Monday night at the Tennis Channel Open ...

His antics on the court though not inspiring are his USP and add a certain amount of lightheadedness to the game after all the tensions and anxiety. His berations, his racquet banging and his gestures ...

Known for his fiery personality during his playing days, retired Russian tennis star Marat Safin proved he hadn't lost a step after teasing Taylor Fritz during a practice session. The former World ...

It is rare to see him demonstrating all the above attributes in a short period of time. The Marat Safin that humbled Pete Sampras on the day the Flushing Meadows stood still was not his true self.

WIMBLEDON, England -- Wimbledon 2008 suddenly has restored to renown one Marat Safin, lending another peek at one of the most unusual elite athletes in sports history. Few have been as erratic, or as ...

Who needs handlers and spinners if you are Marat Safin? “Write nice things about me,” he says, smiling. It’s not an order. Well ... maybe not. This is a guy who won’t allow his personality to be ...