The greatest racquet breaker of them all hangs it up

Being a tennis racquet just got a whole lot safer: Marat Safin has retired from professional tennis. Safin, along with having a reputation as one of the world’s most talented players, also possessed a penchant for smashing racquets. Earlier this year when TW’s Spencer interviewed Safin’s racquet customization and stringing team, Priority 1, P1’s Nate [...]

Pete vs Safin

What better way to spend a Monday than at the LA Open watching the exhibition between Pete Sampras and Marat Safin? We felt priviledged to visit the beautiful campus of UCLA to hear the “Ooos” and “Ahhhs” from those supporting Team USA or Team Mother Russia. Not only was it great tennis, but also truly [...]