Curtains down on 'bad boy' Safin's career

Marat Safin, widely regarded as one of the most gifted players of his generation, brought down the curtain on a chequered career when he bowed out to US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the......

French Open Day Four Images

World number one Rafael Nadal continued his bid for a fifth consecutive French Open title with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 crushing of Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili in the second round on Wednesday. The......

Federer to meet Safin in third round

Champion Roger Federer completed an elegant half century on Thursday to reach the third round of Wimbledon. The world number one's bid to emulate Bjorn Borg's five successive titles at the All......

Safina stuns Hingis to win Gold Coast title

Dinara Safina proved she could keep a lid on her emotions when it mattered by beating Martina Hingis 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the final of the Australian women's hardcourt championships on the Gold Coast on......

Safin delays surgery for Slam bid

Fifth seed Marat Safin will play through the pain barrier at Wimbledon.The volatile Russian, who has never been beyond the quarter-finals at the grasscourt Grand Slam, has a ruptured knee ligament,......