Marat Safin

Marat Safin

27-Jan-1980


Andorra


Politician

The men’s elite tennis community is often amazed at the natural talent, Marat Safin was brought to court. With a 6-foot-4, the power-built Russians can do it all - massive explosions, defeating handsome backhand winners from anywhere in the court, net control, and game-by-game control. When, at the age of 20, Safin beat Pete Sampras directly to win the 2000 US Open, Sampras called Safin "a future tennis player."

QUOTES BY Marat Safin


"New York is a fantastic city."

"It was not enough matches, so many mistakes. Like I've said, you need to get the rhythm back. It doesn't come straight away. It's still a long way and I have many things to work on. I hope it will come back soon."

"Maybe I went for it too much, ... I started to make mistakes and I became frustrated as he became more solid."

"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."

"But, despite all that, I have a lot more good memories than bad of being here and I would love to come back next year."

"I didn't practice for one month and a half and I played three matches in a row and today I felt really, really tired on the court. I couldn't move properly and I couldn't find my game. My timing was not there. So it's really difficult to play against any player."

"I've been out for one month and a half and I didn't really practice before the tournament,"

"I won't worry about that until I meet him, but there's been no secret formula for anyone up against him on any surface for the last couple of years. But I'd like to get another crack."

"It's kind of difficult. It (the knee injury) is still in my head. When you feel some pain in some movements, you try to avoid those. After the first couple of games, I tried to forget about it and focus on the game."

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