French Open tennis in Paris
Josselin Ouanna of France (L) and twentieth seeded Marat Safin of Russia trade sides during their second round match of the French Tennis Open, May 27, 2009 at Roland Garros stadium near Paris. Wildcard Josselin Ouanna upset Safin with an epic five-set victory. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)
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PARIS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Marat Safin, a former world No. 1 and a two-time Grand Slam event winner, ended his competitive tennis career Wednesday in Paris.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 20 (UPI) -- Russia's Dinara Safina officially became the No. 1-ranked women's tennis player in the world Monday, replacing Serena Williams of the United States.
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Former champion Marat Safin of Russia advanced Tuesday at the U.S. Open with a hard-fought 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 victory over veteran American Vincent Spadea.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Andy Roddick breezed into the semifinals of the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles Friday with a straight-set win over France's Marc Gicquel.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Marat Safin and Mardy Fish, the fifth and sixth seeds, won second-round matches Wednesday in the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Tommy Haas lost while Marat Safin and Carols Moya advanced in first-round play Tuesday in the Countywide Classic tennis event in Los Angeles.
TORONTO, July 22 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick had second-round victories Tuesday at the $2.6 million Rogers Masters in Toronto.
BASTAD, Sweden, July 9 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain and No. 4 seed Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic moved on to the quarterfinals Wednesday in the Swedish Open.
BASTAD, Sweden, July 8 (UPI) -- Jarkko Nieminen, Robin Soderling and Wimbledon semifinalist Marat Safin won, but fifth-seeded Carlos Moya lost Tuesday at the Swedish Open.
LONDON, July 4 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal beat unseeded Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 in Friday's second men's semifinal at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London.
