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.

MOSCOW (AP) Former world tennis No. 1 Marat Safin has denied evading tax after a report linked him with Swiss bank accounts. The report, based on leaked documents from HSBC's Swiss private bank ...

Marat Safin, the two-time Grand Slam winner who previously spent nine weeks as the top-ranked player in the men’s game, will link up with the other members of Rublev’s technical staff.

Former world No 1 Safin was no stranger to outbursts having broken dozens of rackets on court during his career. "He made me understand myself," Rublev added. "That was a bit of a restart from the ...