yesterday before his evening match on stadium court, Marat Safin joked with LA Tennis Open Tournament Staff at the players desk, answering phones and taking messages before edging out Robby Ginepri in three sets.
Today after losing the first set 2-6 to Ernest Gulbis he came back with 2 sets in his favor 6-3, 6-4 to win and advance to the quarterfinals.
He awaits the winner from Tommy Haas and Jesse Levine match.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Safin vs. Sampras, Safin Prevails again
Safin beat Sampras, 6-4, 3-6 (10-6) in the "Millennium Challenge," an exhibition match on the opening day of the Los Angeles Tennis Open at UCLA's Los Angeles Tennis Center on Monday.
It was a rematch of the 2000 U.S. Open final, where Safin beat Sampras, the L.A. Open tournament honoree, to earn the first of his two Grand Slam titles.
Pete Sampras can still serve more than 120 miles per hour and challenges calls as if they mattered, but in the end, as in 2000, Marat Safin prevailed.
"We're kind of looking backwards, and it's really a warm feeling when [you have] an achievement like beating Sampras in the final of U.S. Open," said Safin.
The Russian also won the doubles first round with Igor Kunitsyn agianst Marcus Baghdatis and Dudi Sela, 6-7, 6-2, 11-9.
Marat is scheduled to play Ginepri in the evening session on Tuesday 28th.
It was a rematch of the 2000 U.S. Open final, where Safin beat Sampras, the L.A. Open tournament honoree, to earn the first of his two Grand Slam titles.
Pete Sampras can still serve more than 120 miles per hour and challenges calls as if they mattered, but in the end, as in 2000, Marat Safin prevailed.
The Russian also won the doubles first round with Igor Kunitsyn agianst Marcus Baghdatis and Dudi Sela, 6-7, 6-2, 11-9.
Marat is scheduled to play Ginepri in the evening session on Tuesday 28th.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Marat Safin vs. Pete Sampras "Millennium Challenge"
Pete Sampras, the 14-time Grand Slam Champion who held the No. 1 ranking for a record 286 weeks, will return to the LA Tennis Center at UCLA this summer for the "Millennium Challenge".
Sampras, a two-time LA Tennis Open will take the court on opening night, July 27, for the "Millennium Challenge," a rematch of the 2000 US Open final against Russian Marat Safin. Safin claimed the first of his two career Grand Slam titles with that win over Sampras in New York, and holds a 4-3 edge over the American in professional matches. Safin won their last meeting, which came in the fourth round of the 2002 Australian Open.
In addition to this Monday night match against Sampras, Safin will play in the main draw of the LA Tennis Open. It will be the sixth appearance for the Russian in the tournament, having gone 6-5 with two quarterfinals in his previous efforts in LA. A former World No. 1, the 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open are among Safin's 15 career titles.
here's a link for an interview with Marat on July 22nd regarding this match
Sampras, a two-time LA Tennis Open will take the court on opening night, July 27, for the "Millennium Challenge," a rematch of the 2000 US Open final against Russian Marat Safin. Safin claimed the first of his two career Grand Slam titles with that win over Sampras in New York, and holds a 4-3 edge over the American in professional matches. Safin won their last meeting, which came in the fourth round of the 2002 Australian Open.
In addition to this Monday night match against Sampras, Safin will play in the main draw of the LA Tennis Open. It will be the sixth appearance for the Russian in the tournament, having gone 6-5 with two quarterfinals in his previous efforts in LA. A former World No. 1, the 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open are among Safin's 15 career titles.
here's a link for an interview with Marat on July 22nd regarding this match
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Marat Safin faces Nicolas Almagro in Bastad
Marat Safin Faces Nicolas Almagro Wednesday, July 15th in Catella Swedish open, Bastad.
Fernando Verdasco, Robin Soderling, Tommy Robredo and Jurgen Melzer are the top four seeds in the impressive main draw. There are a lot of great matches in the first round but the most interesting one is the meeting between Marat Safin and Nicolas Almagro.
Marat, unseeded in this tournament, currently holds the rank of 58. The match is scheduled to be at 10:30 GMT.
Fernando Verdasco, Robin Soderling, Tommy Robredo and Jurgen Melzer are the top four seeds in the impressive main draw. There are a lot of great matches in the first round but the most interesting one is the meeting between Marat Safin and Nicolas Almagro.
Marat, unseeded in this tournament, currently holds the rank of 58. The match is scheduled to be at 10:30 GMT.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
