NEW YORK — Justine Henin and Marat Safin have been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. With a classic one-handed backhand, Henin won seven Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic gold ...
With a cracked rib and a fractured psyche, the leading monologue man in tennis kept seeing the baseline assault come at him, with no signs of abating. So Marat Safin did what Marat Safin does when ...
Pete Sampras pulled off a miraculous triple yesterday, toppling Marat Safin, Andre Agassi and Patrick Rafter in succession. Safin was yesterday’s Flushing Meadows victim as the resurrected Sampras ...
Safin's mood is not helped as he is unable to return any of Kuerten's first three serves, including an ace. He hits back with a winning backhand at 0-40 but it is too late and Kuerten merely delivers ...
NEW YORK — Ten days ago he was the raging Russian, throwing rackets and storming around the court as he labored to deal with Gianluca Pozzi’s tantalizing slices and spins. Eight days ago he was the ...