But she has, to date, stayed away from the racket breaking that is also a regular feature of Marat's career; one that has brought him the Australian and US Open titles.
For Safina, it is now all about controlling her emotions and she is promising to "die" on court in a bid to provide the family with another winner.
"I will give everything I have," she said. "If I have to die, I will have to die on the court, because there nothing to save energy for, so I have to give all."
Britain's Jade Curtis partners Nikola Hofmanova in the girls' doubles semi-final today against seventh seeds Lesley Kerkhove and Arantxa Rus.
