Marat Safin, who recently became a member of the Russian Olympic Committee, is attending the Vancouver Games.
"I'm getting to know people, I'm trying to know who's who and to understand things," Safin told French radio station RMC. "It's not always obvious. It's only my second day of work here, but it's already very interesting."
Asked if he would like to eventually be on the International Olympic Committee, Safin said, "If maybe one the opportunity presents itself, obviously I would be interested. But first I have to take this new role and prove ot people that I can bring something, something different."
Safin, who is already scheduled to play a seniors event in March, has not been playing or following tennis closely since retiring at the end of last season. "I'm more focused on tennis in Russia. Of course, I watched several Australian Open matches but I'm looking mostly at home to try to improve the facilities and training in Russia.
"I haven't played for four months now," he said.