MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Marat Safin went through the darkest period of his tennis career just after Jennifer Capriati won her first Grand Slam event at the 2001 Australian...

PARIS (AP) -- Marat Safin's troubled tennis season took another wrong turn Saturday with a five-set loss Fabrice Santoro in the third round of the French...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- A cooling rainstorm was just what Marat Safin needed. Saying, "I had no chance to win if it didn't rain," Safin took advantage of a 50-minute delay in Friday's Australian...

...Hewitt. Photos It wasn't his fault that Andre Agassi grew old and Pete Sampras got slow. He wasn't responsible for Marat Safin's waste of talent, Andy Roddick's sophomore slump and Roger Federer's dismal attitude. He didn't throw the...

...the toughest quarter of the draw Wednesday, could face consecutive matches against Patrick Rafter, Andre Agassi and Marat Safin, all former champions. Sampras, 30, hasn't won a tournament since Wimbledon last year. As a result, he's seeded...

...Paris Masters. Philippoussis, the 13th-seeded Aussie, won a riveting match against the Brazilian and will face Marat Safin for the title Sunday. The second-seeded Russian defeated 12th-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain 6-2, 6-2...

...Open. Squillari will next play the winner of today's quarterfinal between third-seeded Magnus Norman and No. 12 Marat Safin. ''I think it's wide open,'' Squillari said. ''Although I was tired, I think I played great tennis today...

...at the Australian Open. Instead, he walks away with the title. Johansson, seeded 16th, beat the more established Marat Safin 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (4) Sunday in a final lasting nearly 3 hours. "These two weeks have been the best...

...advanced to a round-of-16 showdown against No. 9 Marat Safin -- a rematch of the 2000 U.S. Open final, won in...rebounded very quickly. "It doesn't get easier -- Marat Safin next." Elsewhere, No. 7-seeded Tommy Haas had to...

...passing shot down the line, an overhead smash that was impossible to reach or a well-timed lob that found the corner. Marat Safin of Russia turned the tables Sunday, ripping through Pete Sampras, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in only 98 minutes to win...