MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 27 -- -- Roger Federer was on his hands and knees, his racket gone after he tumbled chasing a shot. All he could do was watch as Marat Safin tapped a gentle forehand into an ...

After four years, Marat Safin has at last emerged from his own shadow. Displaying his immense talent and a newfound toughness, the Russian celebrated his 25th birthday by beating the seemingly ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Marat Safin ended top-ranked Roger Federer's 26-match winning streak in a classic Australian Open semifinal today, outlasting the defending champion 5-7, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 9-7 ...

"Federer is the best right now, and Safin was one of the tops." Against Qureshi, the first player from Pakistan to win a Wimbledon match since 1976, Safin saved all eight break points he faced. Known ...

Before Roger Federer, there was Marat Safin. It was Safin, the Russian bear, who was supposed to be what Federer has become. It was Safin who first hoisted the burden of being the greatest player of ...

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Roger Federer put a quick end to Marat Safin's exhausting run in the Australian Open. The Swiss star won his second Grand Slam title and solidified his No. 1 ranking Sunday, ...

WIMBLEDON, England — Lest anyone forget that Roger Federer has, indeed, lost at Wimbledon, the BBC filled time during a rain delay Wednesday by rolling tape of his 2002 first-round exit against Mario ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Champion Roger Federer banished menacing storm clouds on Wednesday to set up a tantalizing Wimbledon semi-final date with Marat Safin. The Swiss's pursuit of a modern-era record ...

WIMBLEDON, England -- "GOD MADE ROGER FEDERER." That sign, white block letters on a dark background, stands in front of a church in Wimbledon village, about a 20-minute walk from the All England Club.

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Roger Federer and Marat Safin, the last two Australian Open champions, will be fine-tuning their preparations for the opening grand slam of 2007 at the Kooyong Classic in ...

For the first since 2005, tennis fans will tune into an Australian Open men’s final without either Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic—another of the many signs that the “Big 3” era of ...