Marat Safin called it a day on November 11, 2009. After falling to Juan Martin del Potro in the second round of the BNP Paribas Masters, the Russian decided to retire from the ATP World Tour and put an end to a brilliant career. Safin reached the top of the Emirates ATP Rankings in November 2000, won the 2000 US Open and 2005 Australian Open, and lifted another 13 ATP World Tour titles during his career. He also placed a pivotal role in helping Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002 and 2006. Although some tennis experts believe he could have achieved even more, Safin still believes he gave the sport everything he could. “I don’t regret anything,” said Safin....
Milos Raonic is kicking off the new year with a new coach. The Canadian has brought on former World No. 4 and 1996 Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek to work alongside him in 2017. “Today was my first practice with Richard Krajicek. It’s great to have Richard, alongside my team, for the upcoming season in my attempt to reach new and higher goals for 2017,” said Raonic in a post on his Instagram account. “I worked with Richard for a few days last year before the Australian Open and I’m sure with his experience and being a Wimbledon champion, [he] can help me reach my goals. I look forward to doing great things.” Raonic worked with former World No. 1 and...
Driving fast cars, having fun at water parks and cooking in the kitchen, these are just a few of the experiences the players had around the world during their off-court time at tournaments.
Roger Federer won’t kick off his 2017 season for another two weeks, but he’s in familiar territory this month by advancing to the final of a different kind of draw.
The Swiss star is squaring off against Thor actor Tom Hiddleston to be crowned by GQ as 2016’s Most Stylish Man. Federer has so far cruised through the 64-person draw by defeating (in order) former One Direction member Zayn Malik, actor Ryan Gosling, actor Steven Yeun, rapper Kanye West and actor Jared Leto.
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At age 35, Paolo Lorenzi showed no signs of slowing down this year. The Italian won his first ATP World Tour crown on the clay courts of Kitzbuhel in July, took a set off Andy Murray in the third round at the US Open in August and claimed two titles on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Last but certainly not least, the Rome native added “husband” to his 2016 titles, marrying Elisa Braccini on Saturday, 17 December in Siena, Italy. Congratulations to the happy couple!
Read 2016 First-Time Winner Spotlight: Paolo Lorenzi
