Marat safin outcasts top seed Davydenko in Moscow

After dropping out first set 4 -6 to Davydenko, Marat Safin breaks back in the second set to end it 6 - 4 in his favor.

Safin prevailed with consistency in his game while Davydenko lost his focus and continued with unforced errors and double faults.

the match ended 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 for Safin and Marat eases his way into second round in Kremlin cup, Moscow.

Kremlin Cup: Davydenko and Safin will play each other in the 1st round

The main surprise of the men’s event is the match of top-seed Nikolay Davydenko vs the favourite of the Moscow fans Marat Safin.

Top-seed Vera Zvonareva will face the Romanian Olaru in the 1st round while 2nd seed Jelena Jankovic will play Yaroslava Shvedova from Kazakhstan. Other interesting match-ups include Agnieszka Radwanska (3) vs Maria Kirilenko and Flavia Pennetta (4) vs Agnes Szavay from Hungary.

Marat Safin advances to China Open Quarterfinals

After losing in Thailand from the second round, Marat decided to take a wild card into China open as a former champion in 2004.
Marat played perfectly solid against Fernando Gonzalez in the second round to capture a solid win against the chili.

Marat Safin advances to quarterfinals to meet no. 1 seed Rafa Nadal.