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  Actualités Marat Safin sur Celebrity-People, Actualités des Stars - Fans Club des ...
Marat Safin a annoncé qu'il se séparait de son entraîneur actuel Alexandre Volkov.
A noter les victoires de Marat Safin (3) et Andy Roddick (1) sur les Tchèques Jan Hernych (6-2, 2-6, 6-2) et Tomas Zib (6-4, 6-2).
Marat Safin n'a pas franchi le cap des quarts de finale au tournoi ATP de Los Angeles.
www.celebrity-people.com /actualites-celebrites-Marat-Safin-news-star-0002450.html   (631 words)

  
  For marathon man Marat Safin, five sets is just another day at the office - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Safin was asked at a news conference whether he liked the late night matches, and giving fans good value with long, hard-fought matches.
The long hours worked in Safin's favor, allowing him to wear down his opponent and build confidence in what he said started as a "terrible" forehand.
By David Gray, AP Marat Safin screams during his first-round match against Benjamin Becker at the Australian Open.
www.usatoday.com /sports/tennis/aus/2007-01-16-notes-safin_x.htm   (781 words)

  
  Marat Safin Information
Safin gained the attention of the tennis establishment in 1998 with his consecutive victories over Andre Agassi and (defending champion) Gustavo Kuerten at the French Open.
Safin failed to live up to this hype, however; a periodic lack of mental focus during matches led to inconsistent performances (generally purported to be a result of his notoriously volatile temper).
Marat Safin also helped Russia to its first Davis Cup victory in 2002, with a 3-2 tie-breaking win against France in the final round at the Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Marat_Safin   (1112 words)

  
  Marat Safin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Safin gained the attention of the tennis establishment in 1998 with his consecutive victories over Andre Agassi and (defending champion) Gustavo Kuerten at the French Open.
Safin failed to live up to this hype, however; a periodic lack of mental focus during matches led to inconsistent performances (generally purported to be a result of his notoriously volatile temper).
All the talk about Safin finding his consistency was a false dawn, however, as he was defeated in the early rounds of each of the seven tournaments he played between the Australian Open and the French Open.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marat_Safin   (1210 words)

  
 Marat Safin
Marat Safin was born in Moscow on 27th January 1980 to Misha and Rausa Islanova.
Marat Safin's training on the red clay of Spain was paying off as he was one of four players to win at least 25 matches on clay (25-9) and hard (36-15) courts.
Marat Safin entered his first Tennis Masters Cup in Lisbon with a 75-point lead in ATP Champions Race over Kuerten and was twice within one victory of becoming youngest year-end No. 1.
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 TennisReporters.net/Baby steps for Marat Safin
Marat Safin's wild forehand and temperament is slowing his comeback from No. 97.
For those hoping to see a Safin resurgence, his focus and determination (as well as a healthy knee) could be the most encouraging signs.
Safin fell behind a break early in the second, but managed to break back and level the match at four-all.
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 Marat Safin
Safin's major accomplishments are winning the US Open in 2000 and the Australian Open in 2005.
All the talk about Safin finding his consistency was a false dawn, however, as he crashed out in the early rounds of all seven tournaments he played between the Australian Open and French Open.
Marat Safin also helped Russia to its first Davis Cup victory in 2002, with a 3-2 rubber win against France in the final at the Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy.
www.basictennis.com /marat-safin.html   (755 words)

  
 Marat Safin Official - In The News
Marat Safin has advanced to his third career Australian Open Final with a shocking 5-set, 4 1/2 hour upset of world #1 Roger Federer.
Marat Safin defeated Bohdan Ulihrach in straight sets on Thursday to advance to the 3rd round, where he will next face #28 seed Mario Ancic.
Marat Safin is currently in the Melbourne Summer Heat, practicing and preparing for the Australian Open.
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Safin took on a new coach, Peter Lundgren late in 2004.
Safin managed to pull his ranking up from No. 86 to finish the year No. 4 in the world, making his fourth appearance in the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston.
Like with all thrill rides, Marat made a quick and stunning run along the circuit and in a very brief time had captured his first Tennis Masters Series title in Toronto, and made the final in Indianapolis.
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 Marat Safin Pictures, Biography, Filmography, Awards, Wallpapers
All alone, Marat was faced with the prospect of learning a new language and honing his tennis skills in a foreign land.
A quarter-final placing in Paris spotlighted Marat as a force in Grand Slam play and Marat was chosen to be one of the main figures in the "New Balls Please" campaign by the ATP, who were promoting new, up and coming players.
Like with all thrill rides, Marat made a quick and stunning tour along the circuit and in a very brief time had captured his first Tennis Masters Series in Toronto, a final in Indianapolis, won the US Open, and captured his 5th title of the year in Tashkent.
www.starglimpse.com /celebs/pages/marat_safin/marat_safin.shtml   (542 words)

  
 Serve - Marat Safin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Marat Safin is a big brute who uses his power game to bully opponents all over the court.
Safin's arms are parallel at this time a, and his left arm is pointing at the ball, which is to the right of his chin and about a foot above the contact point (the ball should never be higher than 18 inches above the hitting point).
Safin's timings is so good that he maintains his balance, forward motion, and focus on the ball while he's off the ground.
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 Eva's Marat Safin Page
Marat Safin, the Russian who is occupying his highest seeding place at Wimbledon as second seed, came through the first round without difficulties against the 1997 runner-up, Cedric Pioline of France.
Safin, the former US Open Champion, won their match on No.1 Court, 7-6 (9-7), 6-2, 6-3.
This was an important win for Safin who is appearing at The Championships for the fourth time.
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 Hunky Male Celebs: Marat Safin
Marat Safin (born January 27, 1980) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia.
Safin was born in Moscow, USSR (now Russia) to an ethnic Muslim Tatar family.
All the talk about Safin finding his consistency was a false dawn, however, as he was defeated in the early rounds of each of the seven tournaments he played between the Australian Open and the French Open.
www.hunkymalecelebs.com /marat_safin   (1196 words)

  
 Pro Tennis Fan: Marat Safin
MARAT SAFIN: Frustrating part, well, it's just every time I've been playing well and every time I was in the top 10, I had one year, one great year, then I was getting injured and I had to start all over again.
Marat Safin's comeback tournament came to an abrupt end on Wednesday amidst a bout of fretting and fuming as the former world No.1 was beaten by Olivier Rochus in the second round of the Dubai Open.
Marat Safin's website reports that his current course of treatment for his injured knee is expected to take 5 weeks and that he is hoping to return in time for the Japan Open on October 3.
www.protennisfan.com /marat_safin/index.html   (7576 words)

  
 TennisReporters.net/marat safin, safin, indian wells, pacific life open
Safin shut the door on Federer at the Aussie Open and it's clear the imposing Russian has the weapons, variety and smarts to compete with him.
Safin is one of the game's great characters – a zany, fun-loving, emotional man who has a keen intellect and love of off-court life.
Safin still appears to somewhat resent the sacrifices he'll have to make, but he's still willing to try.
www.tennisreporters.net /news_031205.html   (1308 words)

  
 Review on Marat Safin by mbfarookh - MouthShut.com
Marat Safin, aged 25 years, and standing six-foot four in his socks and sporting a killer smile did the unthinkable (if you happen to be one of those morose Australians rooting for Lleyton Hewitt) – he just won the Australian Open in the most emphatic way.
Safin, though abundantly gifted in talent, was seen to be lacking in all the other key areas.
Safin’s greatest problem was not his game but his innate inability to keep his head where it should have been.
www.mouthshut.com /review/Marat_Safin-69213-1.html   (875 words)

  
 Marat Safin Blog - powered by TennisUniverse.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Marat Safin produced the exact performance he needed in advancing to the fourth round of the US Open on Monday afternoon.
Marat Safin overcame a Moment-of-Marat to carve out his victory and place in the second round of the US open.
Marat Safin's indifferent season continues after he slumped to defeat in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters yesterday.
safin.tennisuniverse.com /safin/Home   (501 words)

  
 Marat Safin Blog - powered by TennisUniverse.com
Marat Safin produced the exact performance he needed in advancing to the fourth round of the US Open on Monday afternoon.
Marat Safin overcame a Moment-of-Marat to carve out his victory and place in the second round of the US open.
Marat Safin's indifferent season continues after he slumped to defeat in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters yesterday.
blogs.tennisuniverse.com /safin/Home   (426 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Tennis | Safin fightback ends Hewitt dream
Marat Safin fought back from a set down to win the Australian Open final and end Lleyton Hewitt's dream of winning his home Grand Slam title.
Safin made a dreadful start and quickly lost the first set as he made 13 unforced errors to Hewitt's one.
Safin replied: "You are such a great fighter and you have an amazing talent that God gave you to fight until the end."
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/tennis/4217717.stm   (438 words)

  
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Marat Safin of Russia in action against Nicolay Davydenko of Russia in the second round of...
Marat Safin of Russia, in action during his 5-6, 6-1, 6-2 loss to Nikolay Davydenko of...
Marat Safin of Russia near the net against Nicolay Davydenko of Russia in the second round of...
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 Marat Safin Pictures, News, Photos, Video, Bio, Wallpapers, Fan Sites
Safin reached the finals at the Australian Open in 2005 against Australia's Lleyton Hewitt and handily beat the home favorite 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Safin's sister Dinara Safina (born April 27th, 1986) is also a professional tennis player.
Marat Safin @ theguyfromrussia.com - Another huge fan community with a large archive of photos, interviews and articles, professional and family profiles, video clips, wallpapers, message boards, fan art and articles.
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The 2000 U.S. Open champion Safin is a brilliant 12-1 in the majors this year, with his only loss coming against Spaniard Tommy Robredo in the fourth round at the French Open.
Safin had a chance to break Nalbandian at 5-4 and win the first set, but Nalbandian won three straight points.
Safin has the crowd on its feet with a sizzling forehand pass.
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 Welcome to this Marat Safin webpage!
Unfortunately Marat Safin suffered a 3 set loss in the Wimbledon Championships 3rd round, a 1-6, 4-6, 6-7 loss.
Unfortunately Marat Safin suffered a 2 set loss in the Stella Artois Championship 3rd round, a 6-7, 6-7 loss.
Marat is unseeded and faced #15 seed J. Nieminen in his first match, he came up with an "upset", a 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 win!
www.tennisrulz.com /atp/players/safin   (829 words)

  
 RTÉ Sport: Straight sets victory for Marat Safin
Russian Marat Safin got off to a confident start with a straight sets victory over Frenchman Cedric Pioline in the first round of Wimbledon.
Pioline posed plenty of early problems for Safin and got his serve up to speed but temporarily lost his cool to lose in the tie-break.
But Safin, a quarter-finalist last year, began to get on top after improving his percentage of first serves and broke Pioline a second time to take the set 6-2.
www.rte.ie /sport/2002/0624/safin.html   (248 words)

  
 Marat Safin Official - Picture Gallery
Please do not take or print elsewhere without acknowledging that they are the property of TGFR.
The following photos were taken at Kremlin Cup 2006 starting with the doubles and then Marat's match v N. Mahut.
The photos are the exclusive property of Annette (davis from TGFR) - PLEASE do not take or post elsewhere without her permission.
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 Marat Safin Photos - Marat Safin News - Marat Safin Information
At the age of 14, Marat left home to travel to Valencia Spain To perfect his tennis skills.
Marat Safin's first ATP tournament win came in Boston in August 1999 where he defeated Greg Rusedski.
Marat Safin holds the ATP Tour season record for most racquets broken.
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 CBC Sports: Marat Safin bounced from Wimbledon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The fifth-seeded Safin lost a straight-set decision to No. 26 seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, to exit the tournament in the third round.
Safin, the reigning Australian Open champion, has been vocal about his dislike of playing on grass and tends to play his best on hard-court surfaces.
Safin lost his temper 24 minutes into the match after missing a pair of break points, hitting a ball out of the court in frustration.
cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2005/06/24/Sports/wimbledon050624.html   (1297 words)

  
 Marat Safin -- pictures, picture, pics, images, gallery, info, bio, gossip, shirtless, photos, videos, band, lyrics, ...
Marat's training on the red clay of Spain was paying off as he was one of four players to win at least 25 matches on clay (25-9) and hard (36-15) courts.
Marat let the ATP with seven titles and held the number 1 ranking spot for a short time.
Marat managed to salvage another disappointing year with a win over the world's number 1 player Lleyton Hewitt at the TMS Paris.
www.mostbeautifulman.com /athletes/maratsafin/bio.shtml   (1444 words)

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