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Nadal has Federer crown in his sights

AFP Global Edition 8 days ago

Battling Rafael Nadal moved into the Paris Masters quarter-finals on Thursday with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 win over Tommy Robredo underlining his threat to unseat Roger Federer as world No.1 by the end of the season. With Federer a shock loser to ...

France Tennis BNP Masters

AP News 8 days ago

Juan Martin del Potro, of Argentina, hugs Marat Safin, of Russia, right, after their BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Safin ended his career with style with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 defeat by Juan Martin del Potro ...

APTOPIX France Tennis BNP Masters

AP News 8 days ago

Marat Safin, of Russia, holds the key of the Bercy stadium, a farewell trophy to mark the end of his career, during BNP Masters indoor tennis tournament in Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. Safin ended his career with style with a 6-4, ...

Safin bids farewell to tennis in Paris

AP News 9 days ago

Marat Safin ends 12-year career in Paris; known for 2 Grand Slam wins and rants Known for furious, racket-throwing rants, Marat Safin would rather be remembered for the hard work he put in during a 12-year career marked by two Grand Slam ...

Safin remembered as gifted but erratic

Reuters US Online Report Sports News 9 days ago

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Marat Safin, widely regarded as one of the most gifted players of his generation, brought down the curtain on a chequered career when he bowed out to U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the Paris Masters. Safin's ...

Australia's Molik to make WTA comeback in Hobart

AFP Global Edition 9 days ago

Australian Alicia Molik will make her WTA singles comeback in January after being given a wildcard into the main draw of the Hobart International, Tennis Australia said on Wednesday. Molik, 28, who reached a career-high eighth in the world rankings, retired in ...

Gasquet gives cocaine-kiss evidence to CAS hearing

AP News 10 days ago

Richard Gasquet gives cocaine-kiss evidence to CAS hearing; doping verdict expected next month French tennis player Richard Gasquet will learn within a month if he has been banned after testing positive for cocaine. Gasquet told the Court of Arbitration for Sport on ...

Safin says Agassi should give titles, money back

AP News 10 days ago

Former No. 1 Marat Safin says Andre Agassi should give titles back after drug revelation Former No. 1-ranked Marat Safin believes that Andre Agassi should give his tennis titles back after confessing he tested positive for a banned substance during his career ...

Agassi's book reveals lies he 'can't live with'

AP News 12 days ago

AP Interview: Andre Agassi says he 'spent many years angry and disappointed at myself' It turns out Andre Agassi was lying all along. To fans. To opponents. To tennis authorities. To first wife Brooke Shields. To friends, including Barbra Streisand. To the ...

Safin set for final farewell in Paris

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Tennis will bid farewell to one of the greatest stars of the game's recent history this week when Russian former world number one Marat Safin takes his final bow at the ATP Paris Masters. The 29-year-old has decided to call time on ...

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