Safin fights on & off the court

Former World No. 1 Marat Safin showed up in Perth for the Hopman Cup not only with his sister Dinara, but also with bruises and cuts in his face. The Russian admitted he got into a fight in Moscow.


"I got in trouble in Moscow."

"It's OK, I can survive. Just some small problem that I wasn't in the right place at the right time. Yes, I won the fight. I'm good, I'm OK."

Safin, 28, arrived on Saturday night and asked for a tournament doctor.
Tournament director, Paul McNamee, said:

"I wasn't sure why he was arriving so late, why he was requesting to play a day later, but now I know why.
I saw him in the lobby and he didn't look good. He said, 'I need two things, I need to see a doctor and I need to practice.'
So I got the doctor and he gave him some treatment and then Safin went and practiced."

Safin went on to secure a win for Russia against Italy beating Simone Bolelli 7/6 6/4.

Let's just hope Dinara doesn't spend too much time in Moscow with her brother, 'coz this could get very ugly...

~jachal