NEW YORK(AP) Two-time major champion Marat Safin has lost in the first round at the U.S. Open, his last Grand Slam tournament before he retires.
Safin, the 2000 winner at Flushing Meadows, was beaten by 38th-ranked Jurgen Melzer of Austria 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday.
The 29-year-old Safin won the 2005 Australian Open and reached No. 1 in the ATP rankings - a spot his younger sister, Dinara Safina, currently holds in the WTA rankings.
He came into the U.S. Open ranked 58th and with a 12-17 record this season. Safin also lost in the first round at Wimbledon in June.
The Russian has said this will be his last year on tour.