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Marat Safin: Moscow Russia
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Marat ... entered in the singles event of the Kremlin Cup, in which he lost 4-6 4-6 to Igor Andreev in the 2nd round. He also played in the Madrid Masters only to lose first round to Ivo Karlovic 3-6 4-6. After this loss, he announced a premature end to his 2007 tennis season, as he believed he never fully recovered from his mountain climbing break. He will not play for Russia in the Davis Cup Final to ready himself for Australian Open in 2008.
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Former ATP World No. 1 Marat Safin has embarked on a month-long mission to climb the world's sixth highest mountain. The two-time Grand Slam champion is among an eight-member Russian climbing team attempting to scale the 8,201-metre (26,906 ft) Cho-Oyu on the Nepal-Tibet border.
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Marat Safin won the U.S. Open in 2000 when he was 20. Now an old man of 27, the Russian was ushered out in the second round by Stanislas Wawrinka of Poland.
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On December 3, 2006, Safin defeated Jose Acasuso 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the 5th rubber of the 2006 Davis Cup, winning the cup for Russia. He had previously lost 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to David Nalbandian in his first match. In the doubles match, he teamed with Dmitry Tursunov to win the doubles match against Nalbandian and Agustin Calleri in straight sets.
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Marat began playing tennis at the age of 6 at a small tennis club in Moscow, where his father was the manager. The youngster was very talented, and his mother coached him through his teenage years. At 17 he turned pro, joining the ATP tennis tour. So far Marat has won 2 grand slam titles, the 2000 US open and the 2005 Australian open.
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Admitting he was downright scared, Marat Safin composed himself and won the Davis Cup title for Russia. The two-time Grand Slam champion had 16 aces in beating Jose Acasuso 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) on Sunday in the fifth and deciding match, giving Russia a 3-2 decision over Argentina for its second Davis Cup crown. ``There were some very difficult moments today,'' Safin said. ``It was tough to control the match.
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