Hamburg Masters

Marat Safin of Russia relaxes at Players Night at the Royal Meridian Hotel Hamburg on Thursday.

The Australian Open champion lost 4-6 6-4 6-2 to Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round.

A furious Safin accused Ferrero of acting like a 14-year-old when he had a long argument with the chair umpire at 2-0 down in the second set after an overrule and was infuriated when an impatient Ferrero asked the official to order Safin to resume playing.

"I don't think it was really polite from his part. I'm not trying to cheat anybody, I'm just asking (about the call), I'm just trying to prove my point.

"But don't give me this attitude, like a kid who is 14 years old."

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