Safin was followed through the exit door at the Nasdaq Open by fifth-seeded Spaniard Carlos Moya.
While Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was buried 6-0, 6-0 by Lindsay Davenport in the semi-finals.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova staged a superb rally to smother the challenge of Alicia Molik and win the $600,000 Qatar Open.
Maria Sharapova beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-4 in the semi final to set up a title clash with Australian Alicia Molik.
Conchita Martinez rallied from a set down to beat Roberta Vinci of Italy 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 in the first round of the Qatar Open.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova has recovered from the illness that forced her to pull out of the Paris Open.
The US Open champion has made herself available for Fed Cup team for the first time.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova beat injury-hampered Lindsay Davenport 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 to win the Pan Pacific Open on Sunday.
Serena Williams fought back from the brink of defeat to oust fourth seed Maria Sharapova 2-6, 7-5, 8-6.
The Wimbledon champion crushed China's Li Na 6-0, 6-2 to become the fifth Russian woman to reach the fourth round.
Sharapova would stop playing for Russia in the Fed Cup if the 17-year-old Wimbledon champion was invited to join the team next year.
Anastasia Myskina refused to back down on Thursday after saying she would not play for Russia if Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova joined the team.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova eased past Luxembourg's Anne Kremer 6-0 6-2 to reach the final.
The Wimbledon champions beat Australia's Samantha Stosur 6-2, 6-1 to enter the semi-finals of the Hansol Korea Open.
The Russians will clash in the semi-finals of the China Open.
Svetlana Kuznetsova powered to her first Grand Slam title by beating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the U.S. Open.
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While some say the five-times Grand Slam champion, initially banned for two years after testing positive for Meldonium, has done her time some fellow players are angry the red carpet is being rolled out.
Maria Sharapova powered into the semi-final with a 6-3, 6-3 defeat of Russian rival Anastasia Myskina at the Nasdaq-100 Open
She should win her place thanks to good results, says Radwanska
Sharapova thanked her parents and paid special tribute to her father, who took her the US when she was seven.
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