MOSCOW, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Retirement-bound Marat Safin opened his final appearance at the Kremlin Cup with a first-round upset Wednesday of top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko in Moscow.
Safin has announced plans to retire from competitive tennis this year, making this week's $1.1 million event his final tournament in his native Moscow. He used 10 aces and three service breaks to oust Davydenko, who had won 13 of his previous 14 matches, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.