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Safina shrugs off the cynics again as No. 1 row hots up

Sports | Tennis
2009-10-28

FIVE good matches at this week's WTA Championships should confirm Dinara Safina as the first Russian woman to end the year as world No. 1 but whatever happens she knows some people will never be satisfied. Safina,...

Wozniacki match under scrutiny

Sports | Tennis
2009-10-23

TENNIS authorities are looking into a WTA Tour match involving US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki that apparently sparked bettors to pile money on her opponent when she was on the verge of losing in straight sets. ...

Zhang shocks Safina, Venus departs

Sports | Tennis
2009-10-6

WORLD No. 1 Dinara Safina was upset 5-7, 6-7 by local wildcard Zhang Shuai in the second round of the US$6.6 million China Open in Beijing yesterday, leaving Serena Williams one match away from reclaiming the top...

Taiwanese qualifier Chang stuns Safina

Sports | Tennis
2009-9-29

WORLD No. 1 Dinara Safina collapsed to a stunning 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 defeat by Chinese Taipei qualifier Chang Kai-chen at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo yesterday. The Russian, dumped out of the US Open in the third...

Safina flops but no slip ups for Serena

Sports | Tennis
2009-8-21

WORLD No. 1 and holder Dinara Safina made an early exit from the Rogers Cup on Wednesday, shocked 6-3, 2-6, 4-6 in the second round by 39th ranked Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai. There were no such slip ups from world...

Safina pulls off Cincinnati escape, Venus through

Sports | Tennis
2009-8-13

TOP-RANKED Dinara Safina rallied past unseeded Roberta Vinci of Italy 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday. Safina, who entered in her 17th consecutive week at No. 1, came...

Safina pulls off great escape in Cincinnati

Sports | Tennis
2009-8-12

WORLD number one Dinara Safina scrambled past Italian Roberta Vinci 2-6 7-5 6-4 to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Open yesterday. World number 46 Vinci served for the match at 5-4 in the second set but...

Zheng in major upset win over Safina

Sports | Tennis
2009-8-8

CHINA'S Zheng Jie upset No. 1-ranked Dinara Safina 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 in the third round of the LA Women's Championships in Carson, California, on Thursday, beating the Russian for the first time in five career meetings. ...

Sharapova, Safina enjoy easy wins

Sports | Tennis
2009-8-7

TOP-SEEDED Dinara Safina comfortably won through to the round of 16 at the Los Angeles Women's Tennis Championships with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over experienced Slovakian Daniel Hantuchova on Wednesday. Safina, who...

Safina slams rivals over No. 1 debate

Sports | Tennis
2009-8-5

AN annoyed Dinara Safina has had enough of people questioning whether she can justify being the world No. 1, despite not having won a grand slam title. The Russian bristled at the Los Angeles Championships on Monday...