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Monday, March 8, 2010

Marat Safin to play Champions Series tennis event

Marat Safin to play Champions Series tennis event

Marat Safin will open up play at the Champions Series tennis event Friday against Wayne Ferreira at the Banco Cruzeiro do Sul Rio Champions in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

This tennis tournament is part of the tennis circuit for champion tennis players age 30 and over.

Other great tennis players playing in Brazil are: Jim Courier, Mats Wilander, Mark Philippoussis, Cedric Pioline, Mikael Pernfors and Fernando Meligeni.

This tennis tournament has $150,000 in total prize money, with the singles champion earning $60,000.

The full schedule of play at the event is as follows;

Friday 12th March: Starting at 6 pm
Quarterfinal #1 - Fernando Meligeni vs. Mikael Pernfors
Quarterfinal #2 - Mark Philippoussis vs. Cedric Pioline
Quarterfinal #3 - Marat Safin vs. Wayne Ferreira
Quarterfinal #4 - Jim Courier vs. Mats Wilander

Saturday 13th March: Starting at 6 pm
Men’s Doubles Match
Semifinal #1 - Winner of Safin/Ferreira vs. Meligini/Pernfors
Semifinal #2 - Winner of Philippoussis/Pioline vs. Courier/Wilander

Sunday 14th March: Starting at 11 am
3rd Place Match
Championship Final

Jim Courier finished the 2009 season as the top-ranked player on the Champions Series, followed by Pete Sampras and Todd Martin. John McEnroe won the inaugural Rio Champions Cup in 2009, defeating Courier 6-2, 6-3 in the final.

With Safin and Borg's commitment to play in 2010, the five-year old Champions Series features 10 former world No. 1 players competing on the circuit, joining Courier, McEnroe, Wilander, Sampras, Andre Agassi, Stefan Edberg, Thomas Muster and Patrick Rafter.


Source Tournament website - HERE -