When I piped up a few days ago claiming to be a fairly knowledgeable Marat Safin fan, being asked to write up an entry for TW on Marat's chances at the US Open was the last thing I expected.

With a few hours of focused, forceful tennis, the game’s prince of gloom, Marat Safin ... but I think the Safin serve will bail him out of trouble enough for him to get by in five sets Wow ...

World No. 9 Andrey Rublev said conversations with two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin helped him deal with his mental health, and that he is now playing without stress or anxiety for the ...