It came as a pleasant surprise to all, including Marat Safin himself when he trounced Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, who is ranked third in the world, in the second round of the ongoing 2008 Wimbledon Championships on Wednesday, June 25. The Russian player Safin, infact, had already booked a flight for his return home on Wednesday evening. But he will now be staying back following his plucky win of 6-4, 7-6 and 6-2 over Djokovic to continue his journey in this Grand Slam tournament. Marat Safin later admitted that he himself was hugely amazed by the way he performed.

He said, ‘There is a flight at 8.30 leaving every evening, so I was almost there.’ Thereafter he added, ‘You play against (Djokovic), and the last time I won two matches in a row was... I don't remember. So what do you expect?’ The Russian player candidly accepted that he had not played great since a long time and had even forgotten how it felt. Safin concluded saying that he hoped that he continued with the good performance. It is Italian Andreas Seppi against whom Marat Safin will be pitched during the third round of the tournament.