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The most naturally gifted tennis player to pick up a racquet is in the last 4 of Wimbledon. No, not him. Or him. Marat Safin, come on down. This god of a human being was 350-1 at the start of the tournament and is still value at 22/1 to win it. Federer next, then Nadal. Who are these clowns?What have they ever achieved?

Federer and Nadal are both susceptible if they have an off-day. It is of course highly unlikely they will have an off day in the last four of Wimbledon however. That’s where Marat Safin comes in. He is capable of beating either of them when they’re on their ‘A’ game. Of course we have a number of free online bets on all tennis matches. He is also capable of losing to a 4-yr-old girl over 5 sets. That’s the beauty of the man.

He’s won two Grand Slams. In the US Open, he beat Pete Sampras (who everyone thought was invincible at the time) in straight sets in the final. Five years later, he won the Australian Open. In the semi-final, he beat a man who was on a 26-match winning streak against top 10 players (who everyone thought was invincible at the time). Who was it? Roger Federer.
Safin is made for grass, with his huge frame and natural serve-volley ability, but he says he hates it. He won’t hate it on Sunday when he’s crowned Wimbledon Champion. We’ll finish with some quotes from the great man:

Safin on domestic duties: “I have an empty refrigerator and I have nobody to cook for me, so I go to restaurants. Me cooking? No idea. Me washing clothes? No idea.”
On school: “I wasn’t a genius and I wasn’t stupid. Sometimes I cheated in exams. We all do.”
And, finally, refuting claims that he’s a troubled soul comprehensively and conclusively: ' I’m not fighting with myself. That’s how I am. You know the story of the hippo? The hippo comes to the monkey and says “listen, I’m not a hippo”. So he paints himself like a zebra, but the monkey tells him he’s still a hippo. So then he says, “I want to be a little parrot.” So he puts the colours on him and comes to the monkey, who tells him he’s still a hippo. So in the end, you know, he says he’s happy to be a hippo. This is who I am. I have to be who I am and I’m happy being a hippo'.
Wise words from the great man, wise words.

If you think the above is a load of nonsense, there’s every chance you’re right. But everybody wrote off a certain wildcard in 2001 by the name of Goran Ivanisevic.