Former world number one Marat Safin has said he is considering his future in the game after his first round loss at the Paris Masters.
‘I need to enjoy my life without tennis, I will see if I continue,’ the 28-year-old Russian told reporters after losing 6-0 7-6 to Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco.
‘I need to think it through. I will see, it was too intense these last three years. We will see. I have no pressure, nothing to show, nothing to prove.’
Safin lost the first eight games and notably served four double faults in a single game as Monaco was cantering through the match.
The former U.S. and Australian Open champion got himself together when 2-0 down in the second set, and double faults turned into aces.
Safin broke back for 2-2 and both players then held serve until the tiebreak, which Monaco took 7-4 when Safin sent a forehand long.
