Safin, Grosjean get wild cards

Former champions Marat Safin and Sebastien Grosjean have been given wild-card entries for the upcoming Paris Masters.

Stakhovsky drops Safin in 3-set semi

Two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin has lost to qualifier Andriy Stakhovsky 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the St. Petersburg Open semifinals.

Safin gets qualifier in Russian semis

Marat Safin advanced to his first semifinal in 23 events by beating Denis Istomin in the St. Petersburg Open on Friday.

Injured Youzhny, Andreev retire

Russian players Mikhail Youzhny and Igor Andreev retired because of injury in second-round matches at the St. Petersburg Open.

Youzhny, Safin reach second round

Second-seeded Victor Hanescu of Romania beat Ilya Marchenko of Ukraine 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the St. Petersburg Open.

Jankovic in WTA Championships

elena Jankovic has qualified for next week's season-ending WTA Championships after top-seeded Vera Zvonareva lost to qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0, 6-2 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup.

Safin tops Davydenko at Kremlin Cup

Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland were upset in the first round of the Kremlin Cup on Wednesday.

Odesnik, Ginepri, Zvonareva advance

Americans Wayne Odesnik and Robby Ginepri sprung upsets at the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday, eliminating two highly seeded players in the opening round.

Ten burning fall season questions

The tennis season is winding down in typical chaotic fashion. The frequency of player withdrawals once again has ramped up, leading you to believe tha...

Petrova, Youzhny advance in Moscow

Fifth-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia easily advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup, beating teenager Yana Buchina 6-2, 6-0 on Monday.

...LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 27: Tournament honoree Pete Sampras celebrates winning a challenge while taking on Marat Safin in the Millennium Challenge during the LA Tennis Open Day 1 at Los Angeles Tennis Center...

Blake advances at Shanghai Masters

James Blake rallied to defeat Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 Monday in the first round of the Shanghai Masters.

Nadal outplays Safin in quarterfinals

Rafael Nadal moved into the semifinals of the China Open on Friday by defeating Marat Safin 6-3, 6-1.

...Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a ball against Marat Safin of Russia during a quarter-final match of the China Open 2009, at the National Tennis...

The strange and wacky pratfalls

...indeed. Gonzalez overcame the pain to reach the finale. No surprise: It could only happen to Marat Safin. The Russian stunned fans -- and everyone else -- when he showed up at January's Hopman Cup...