Topic: Dinara Safina

Why I Love Caroline Wozniacki

New York Observer - 3 days ago
Later tonight, Caroline Wozniacki will play her first Open match and can officially assume the Dinara Safina role as...

Day 2 and a Game of Inches

New York Times - 3 days ago
Michael Kimmelman, the Times's chief art critic, and Gerry Marzorati, editor of the Sunday Magazine, are covering the Open from uncommon...

Federer and Clijsters off and running at US Open

AFP Global Edition - 3 days ago
The US Open got underway on Monday with straight-sets wins for second seeds and tournament betting favourites Roger Federer and Kim Clijsters.But there were upsets, too, as 2001 champion Lleyton Hewitt and former world number one Dinara Safina both crashe

Clijsters wobbles but into second round at US Open tennis

AFP Global Edition - 3 days ago
Defending champion and second seed Kim Clijsters survived a second-set wobble to reach the second round of the US Open on Monday by defeating Greta Arn of Hungary 6-0, 7-5.There were wins also for fifth seed Samantha Stosur of Australia and the ...

Former number one Safina takes early U.S. Open exit

Reuters US Online Report Sports News - 3 days ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former world number one Dinara Safina suffered another early exit from a grand-slam event when she was beaten 6-3 6-4 by Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday.The Russian, who has slipped ...

Flashes of Her Former Self

Tennis Magazine - 3 days ago
Dinara Safina is back. The former world No. 1, who missed all of February, March and April with a back injury, appeared lean and sinewy when I...

Opening Day: What You Need to Watch

New York Observer - 4 days ago
There's nothing like the chaos of the Billie Jean King Tennis Center for the first few days. Take advantage of it because before you know it...

Dementieva leads seeds into New Haven quarter-finals

AFP American Edition - 8 days ago
Top seed Marcos Baghdatis bounced back to beat Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Pilot Pen US Open hardcourt tune-up.The Cypriot, who lost all three of his service games in the first set, rallied ...

Ivanovic out of New Haven, hopeful for U.S. Open

Tennis Magazine - 14 days ago
Ana Ivanovic has pulled out of New Haven with an ankle injury she suffered in Cincinnati. Nadia Petrova has taken a wild card, joining Dinara...

Former No. 1 Safina falls to No. 70 in rankings

Tennis Magazine - 18 days ago
Former world No.1 Dinara Safina has fallen to No. 70 in the rankings, her lowest mark since 2003. The Russian has struggled with a back injury this...