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.

Marat safin won Noam Okun

Marat Safin upset the qualifier Noam Okun of Israel in the first roud of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.

Safin won 7.6(5) 3.6 6.4.

Marat Safin is playing Julien Benneteau the Frenchman in second round.

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A new hair cut! Didn't do you well!

Marat Safin entered US open second round with a hair cut!
I guess it didn't cut it for him :(
After winning first set we had some hope that this match will turn to a winner for Marat, unfortunately, the rest of the match didn't go very well specially after the tie break of the second set.
one would think Marat could keep his serve but that didn't happen and the match ended with a dramatic loss of the fourth set 6-0.

with hopes crushed, we still wait for you to find your way.