He has a lot going on upstairs. Too much, I think, ... Life is not as simple for Marat Safin as it is for a lot of other players.

I think when you get a player involved that cares and loves to play, it brings up the level of the tournament and the commitment of the other players as well to make it successful.

That's the nature of the surface. It's a little slower and the bounce is a bit higher.

He'll never beat Roger Federer unless he becomes a little more aggressive so I think it's time for him to maybe think about changing his game a little bit.

Who knows, she can then be the top-two or the number one, or even win a Grand Slam.

James Blake's playing tennis for the right reasons. He's playing to have fun and to find out about himself, not to win the U.S. Open.