When I piped up a few days ago claiming to be a fairly knowledgeable Marat Safin fan, being asked to write up an entry for TW on Marat's chances at the US Open was the last thing I expected.

Andrey Rublev addressed reports of his compatriot Marat Safin’s desire to get into coaching during his campaign at the ATP ...

For the first time, it can be revealed how Marat Safin turned the match. After running away with the first set 6-1, Hewitt had his Russian rival on the ropes but was so engrossed in the battle at ...

While that didn't help, one other thing did - speaking with Russian tennis legend and his mentor Marat Safin. "I was taking anti-depression tablets and it was not helping at all. In the end I said ...

Though at times this year his play has been underwhelming, the ever enigmatic and entertaining Marat Safin has been able to use his 2009 campaign as an opportunity to say goodbye to the world of ...

Marat Safin 2004: Roger Federer 2003: Andre Agassi 2002: Thomas Johannson 2001: Andre Agassi 2000: Andre Agassi 1999: Yevgeny Kafelnikov 1998: Petr Korda 1997: Pete Sampras 1996: Boris Becker 1995 ...

The final player is Marat Safin, who beat Djokovic and Federer at the 2005 Australian Open, but there’s a bit of an asterisk there: Djokovic was 17 and playing his very first Grand Slam match.

He is also the first Australian to reach four consecutive grand slam quarter-finals since Lleyton Hewitt charged to a final at Melbourne Park against Marat Safin in 2005. Alex de Minaur (right ...