Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mubinovich Safinis a Russian retired tennis player and politician. Safin won two Grand Slam tournaments and reached the world no. 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin is the older brother of former world No. 1 WTA player, Dinara Safina. They are the first and only brother–sister tandem in tennis history who have both achieved no. 1 rankings...
NationalityRussian
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth27 January 1980
CityMoscow, Russia
CountryRussian Federation
It will be quite difficult, you have to do something special against him (Federer), he is so far from all of us,
I tried to be as aggressive as I can and try to get into the match very quickly,
I tried my best but unfortunately in the third set he was much better than me. I had no strength and almost fell over a couple of times, but I was trying.
Unfortunately, my career, it's a little roller-coaster, ... So I need to get used to it. That's how I am.
Also, I got older a little bit. I have more experience so I know what to do. I've just tried to be a little bit more focused in what I'm doing, and it's working.
You need to believe in yourself and I didn't.
There was so much wind, it was tough to play good tennis. I'm having trouble getting my confidence back. But I'm working hard and trying to do it.
I think the crowd should get a video cassette of this match because it was a classic,
I will definitely not go to New Haven, ... I'm going to try and take care of my knee and get ready for the U.S. Open, where I should be at my best.
But I have to live with that, work on my serve and get ready for the Australian Open.
I'm taking this tournament very seriously and in this sort of match you have to take your opportunities when they come.
I didn't expect to win. It was a big surprise. Especially with the draw, I couldn't really think I would make even a set. I was coming out to play a few games and make sure I was moving okay and get back the rhythm.
I didn't expect to win. It was a big surprise.
I didn't expect to win. I felt I had no chance whatsoever. I felt lost on the court.