Safin's sister won't play safe

PARIS – It must have been fun and possibly a bit insane growing up in the same family with Marat Safin, one of the great characters of tennis. Safin, the man who dropped his shorts to commemorate a long point against Felix Mantilla at the 2004 French Open. Safin, who never met a racket he didn't want to demolish. Dinara Safina, his younger sister and a first-time finalist at a Grand Slam, sat in an interview chair yesterday, the day before she plays Ana Ivanovic for the French Open championship, and giggled a bit at all the memories of her brother's wackiness. She didn't see the semi-mooning episode live, but . . . “They have it on YouTube. I think he's an entertainer to watch,” she said. “That's why people love to watch him play, because he always give some show. I mean, he's real on the court. If he has his emotions, he... [read full story]