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Marat Safin Interview after he defeat Spadea (USA)

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Q. You've talked in the past year about situations where you've let your temper tear your game apart and not been able to regroup. The fact that you were able to regroup, you know, you were obviously quite upset, come back in that fifth set and regroup and take it, I mean, can you take something positive out of this?

MARAT SAFIN: Oh, first of all, I'm 28. I've been already on tour for 10 years, and I want to enjoy my tennis. I don't want to fight anybody. I don't want facing any problems on the court. I just want to enjoy.

It's not like I'm playing because I'm starving from death and I need to do something original to earn money. I want to enjoy. It's so simple. I just want to enjoy. I don't want to fight. I don't want to shout.

I just want to have a nice match, win or lose, and whatever happens to go home. That's it. I don't want to face the foot faults and all these things. So I don't have to put myself together, let's try to calm down, let's play some tennis.

The guy from Vince's side was shouting every five minutes, Come on Vince; come on Vince. Also it's annoying. (laughter.)

So you need really to concentrate on that. But unfortunately I have to. I have to do that. But I wish I could play normal tennis and enjoy my matches sometimes.

Q. Your sister was in here earlier after her win, and she talked about you actually have talked to her through the years about trying to learn from your...

MARAT SAFIN: My mistakes, yes. (laughter.)

Q. Can you just give us a couple minutes what you think of what she's done professionally so far this year in particular and maybe what her chances are?

MARAT SAFIN: I think if she will do everything opposite of what I've been doing throughout the years she will be No. 1 in the world for a long time. That's as simple as it is.

Q. As a brother, how proud of her are you?

MARAT SAFIN: Always, of course. I mean, she's doing so well, and she's very close to finish the year No. 1. She's playing well. Two tough finals in the French Open and Beijing, so I think the third one is here. She should take her chance.

It's a little too early to speak about it, but I think she deserved it. And the way she was working already this year, and the decision she made at the age of 22 for a girl, I think it's very tough one.

She made them, she's doing very well, and I think she deserved it. I think she's totally ready to win the first Grand Slam, so I think why not? I'm really proud of the way she's handling the pressure and the way she's handling herself.

I think it's ‑‑ and the way she's treating the people around her, I think it's amazing, so I'm really happy for her.

Dinara Safina Interview after she defeat Kristie Ahn(USA)

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Q. Marat, having won here before, how special would it be for you to equal his accomplishment in the same venue?

DINARA SAFINA: I don't know. I think this would be my dream come true. I don't know. This would be the most amazing thing that can happen.

Q. What did you and Marat fight about when you were little kids?

DINARA SAFINA: I would say he would, on the court, that I would behave like a baby and the crying and all this. He hated it. He was always like, Come on. You have to grow up in your mind. You cannot behave like this.

Mostly that he would give me advice like that. I just have to grow up in my mind. But it needed time, so...

Q. I actually meant at home. I didn't mean on the tennis court.

DINARA SAFINA: Ah, at home?

Q. Yeah.

DINARA SAFINA: Only thing that I was doing every time, messing the room and he had to clean everything. But that's okay.

Q. Would you ever tell him that he isn't the most adult person always on the court, either?

DINARA SAFINA: That's why he's telling like from my experience. I tell you, don't do this.

Q. Which sort of relationship do you have with your brother? Now you are one of the first players in the world. You are playing so well. You are champion. You, too. Which has changed between you?

DINARA SAFINA: Nothing changed. It doesn't need the results. It's family. Doesn't matter. That's why, you know, you have your family always next to you whenever you're up or down. They are the same. Nothing can change.

Q. What would you like to have about Marat, like tennis player or like human being?

DINARA SAFINA: When he plays his best, I would take everything what he has: his power, fighting spirit. I mean he reads the game very good, and when he plays he's the best everything. When he plays his worst game, then I don't need anything. (laughter.)

Q. Like human being, what do you think is his best quality?

DINARA SAFINA: Like what?

Q. Human being.

DINARA SAFINA: His best quality?

I think he's the person like he would be always next to you. Like whenever you need help he would be there. I can say like with us, family. You know, like whenever I was down or whatever, he ‑‑ I think he would prefer like to see me smiling.

I would say sometimes, I cannot feel anything on the court. He would say, If you would just stop it, just enjoy the life. For him, most important he sees me happy. So he will help with whatever he can.

Q. Where were you when he won here?

DINARA SAFINA: In Valencia.

Q. And were you at home or...

DINARA SAFINA: Well, Valencia. I was spending some time there. Actually I was not even watching, because we had not cable TV to watch that final. But we had some friends who were calling us and telling us the score.

Q. And how long was it before you were able to reach Marat after he won?

DINARA SAFINA: Maybe next day I spoke with him. I don't remember. It was so long time ago.

Q. Now that you have more success than him, is there advice you can give to him? And would he listen to your advice?

DINARA SAFINA: No, I better listen to his advice. I cannot ‑‑ yes, I have now success, but he was No. 1 in the world, so I still have to catch him up. He still can teach me many things in life.

Q. I was at a press conference of his last week in Los Angeles, and he said it used to be that I was her big brother. Now it's the opposite. Now it changed. Do you see it that way?

DINARA SAFINA: No.

Q. Now you're the one that's known more?

DINARA SAFINA: Well, but I'm still his younger sister. Doesn't matter. Because still I would walk and I would hear the crowds, saying, Oh, this is the sister of Marat. I think forever I'm going to be his little sister.

Q. Are you going to watch his match? He's about to play.

DINARA SAFINA: No, actually I'm not watching him unless I'm out of the tournament, because I get very tight watching him, and I still have practice, so...

Q. We know something about the Marat girlfriends. We don't know anything about the Safina boyfriend. What you can say about that?

DINARA SAFINA: I don't speak about my private life.

Q. Have you guys ever had a sibling rivalry, or is it even more noticeable now that maybe you're having more success than he is? Has there ever been envy or jealousy between you?

DINARA SAFINA: Never, never. In our family this doesn't exist. We don't have this.

Q. What do your parents say to you about that? In order to not have that sibling rivalry, what have they said to you?

DINARA SAFINA: Whew, it's just the way we are. Like maybe ‑‑ the way they educated us, that ‑‑ I mean, I cannot even imagine be jealous of my brother. I would ‑‑ it's impossible.

It's because it's our family, and whatever. Success, it's the family success. I can't not even imagine it.

Q. Are you glad he's a brother and not a sister so you don't have to play him?

DINARA SAFINA: Well, I guess, but let's see, next year Hopman Cup how we're going to play mixed.
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