If looks could kill: Check out these pics Marat Safin shot by Erez Sabag for the May 2011 issue of Russian InStyle. When not left to his own devices, the man cleans up. (I've already forgiven him for all the contrast collars he picked up in bulk this past winter.) Cowlneck and stripes? The man -- or at least his stylist -- knows the way to my heart. Wise words: The Q&A … [Read more...]
sunday survey (and a story)
The first professional tennis tournament I ever went to - or professional sporting event of any kind - was the 2002 Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University in Palo Alto. My dad and I drove from my Grandma's house in nearby San Jose for an evening session featuring Lindsay Davenport and Anna Kournikova, and my giddy 16-year-old self mistook all the well dressed … [Read more...]
spotted in soho: marat, the retired
Looking like he was having a tough day of shopping, I bumped into Marat Safin in Soho this afternoon. Safin was joined by a blonde (Russian?!) shopping partner, but he was the one playing the mule, carrying a Ted Baker of London shopping bag and another from Uniqlo. Safin was casual in jeans and adidas sneaks (of course). Though, I was a little surprised (or was I?!) to see … [Read more...]
safin re-living youth in rio
Marat Safin, who bowed out of the ATP tour three months ago (losing his last singles match in Bercy), is set to make his debut next month on the senior Champions Series circuit -- in Rio De Janeiro of all places. The playboy will join Jim Courier, Mats Wilander, Mark Philippoussis, Cedric Pioline, Wayne Ferreira, Mikael Pernfors, and Fernando Meligeni in a single-elimination … [Read more...]
if marat safin and fabio fognini made babies…
...this is what they'd spawn. (La Monf or Grigor Dimitrov could be in the picture, too, with equal results!) Nick Lindahl, an Australian up-and-comer, has snagged a wildcard spot at this year's Australian Open with a hard-earned win -- 6-7 (6), 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-3 -- over Bernard Tomic. More: A few more pics … [Read more...]