English>News Center>Sports
         
 

Safins survives as Kafelnikov loses at Indianapolis
(7)
Updated: 2001-08-15 14:31

An out-of-sorts Marat Safin struggled to a 4-6 6-2 6-3 second round win over Andre Sa of Brazil at the Indianapolis Championships on Tuesday.

Safin, who has a less than impressive 21-21 record this year, had not won a set since he beat American Andy Roddick in the first round of the Los Angeles tournament three weeks ago.

"First of all, I'm happy to win my first match in three weeks," said the third-ranked Safin.

"Honestly, I was still a little nervous playing this match. I have no confidence and this was one of my happiest moments in the last few weeks."

Safin, who in two weeks time will head to New York to defend his US Open title, is clearly not in the best form.

A back injury sustained in Dubai last February - his only final appearance to date this year -- kept him out of action for a few months and drained him of self-assuredness.

"I think today was a very good win for me," Safin said. "When you don't have any confidence it is very difficult to play this kind of guy in a match."

Last year, the US Open champion won seven titles, making the Russian the tour leader in titles won in 2000.

KAFELNIKOV LOSES

Safin's countryman, fourth-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov was bundled out of the tournament 6-3 6-3 by Max Mirnyi of Belarus.

"Luckily for me, it was an easy day for me," the 47th-ranked Mirnyi said.

"Surely enough, he is up-and-down and now he's more on the downside.

"It takes a lot to beat a player like him and today I executed my shots and everything went well."

Kafelnikov, who has won two major tournaments, never had a break point opportunity and lost his serve twice in the first set and once in the second set.

He saved two match points on his own serve in the eighth game of the second set, but then watched Mirnyi close out the match at love in the next game.

American teen Robby Ginepri scored a big first round win with a 6-1 5-7 6-4 victory over Karim Alami of Morocco.

It was only the second match Ginepri has won in the main draw of an ATP tournament, having captured his first tour victory three weeks ago with a win over Sebastien Lareau of Canada in Los Angeles.

While the 359th-ranked Ginepri squandered five match points when serving at 6-1 5-4 and lost the second set, he broke the 120th-ranked Moroccan in the third game of the third set to eventually win the one hour, 58 minute match.



Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells
Commonwealth Games Swimming
Selected Reuters Sports Pictures on March 13
 
  Today's Top News     Top Sports News
 

Australia, US, Japan praise China for Asia engagement

 

   
 

Banker: China doing its best on flexible yuan

 

   
 

Hopes high for oil pipeline deal

 

   
 

Possibilities of bird flu outbreaks reduced

 

   
 

Milosevic buried after emotional farewell

 

   
 

China considers trade contracts in India

 

   
  Manchester United gains on Chelsea
   
  UEFA Cup loses top-name clubs
   
  Cuba celebrates win over Puerto Rico, advances in Classic
   
  Els moves into Bay Hill contention with 67
   
  World Cup to boost Japanese economy by $4 billion
   
  Alonso confident; Fisichella apologizes
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
Manufacturers, Exporters, Wholesalers - Global trade starts here.
Advertisement
         
主站蜘蛛池模板: 欧美午夜精品久久久久久浪潮| 韩国无码av片| 男人进去女人爽免费视频国产| 国产夫妻在线观看| 99国产精品免费视频观看| 成人精品视频一区二区三区| 久久国产亚洲高清观看| 欧洲美熟女乱又伦av影片| 亚洲欧洲无卡二区视頻| 男人把女人桶爽30分钟一| 啊灬啊灬啊灬快灬性| 被窝影院午夜无码国产| 国产无遮挡又黄又爽免费网站| 6080私人午夜性爽快影院| 大肚子孕妇交xxxgif| 一男一女的一级毛片| 成年女性特黄午夜视频免费看| 久久国产精品免费视频| 最近2019mv中文字幕免费看| 亚洲午夜爱爱香蕉片| 色偷偷人人澡人人爽人人模| 国产在线观看www鲁啊鲁免费| 日本在线视频网址| 国产精品天堂avav在线| 91福利在线观看视频| 夜夜未满18勿进的爽影院| hd日本扒衣党视频播放| 最近免费中文字幕大全高清大全1| 亚洲欧美中文日韩欧美| 污污视频在线观看免费| 国产一区二区三区久久| 青青青伊人色综合久久| 国产成人爱片免费观看视频| 日本xxxⅹ色视频在线观看网站| 国产精品内射久久久久欢欢| 中文字幕手机在线免费看电影 | 国产女人好紧好爽| 欧美日韩另类综合| 国产欧美日韩在线观看一区二区| 一边摸一边叫床一边爽| 手机在线看片国产|