A long point ends when Safin's attempted lob drifts just long and Johansson is crowned champion. Safin 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-7 (4-7) Johansson Johansson drives wide to set his supporters' nerve on edge. Safin ...

NEW YORK (AP) Justine Henin and Marat Safin have been elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame. With a classic one-handed backhand, Henin won seven Grand Slam singles titles and an Olympic ...

Safin opens up with a tremendous forehand return and drives the ball at a stranded Federer to make it 0-30. Federer hits back but Safin then 'yorks' Federer for two more match points. Federer aces his ...

NEW YORK -- Champions are not bound by the laws of etiquette or physics. They arrive on their own time, usually early, and announce themselves in dramatic fashion. Marat Safin's dominating serve could ...

We didn't know that night that he'd be, for the rest of the decade, pro tennis' biggest puzzle. All we saw in Marat Safin then was the total package: TV handsome, fluent in English, Spanish and ...