And after the Russian lost back-to-back French Open finals in 2008 and 2009 and also lost the 2009 Australian Open final, ...

There must be a higher purpose in Dinara Safina's life than serving as part of Serena Williams's fitness regimen (Safina has been her heavy bag, to borrow from the sweet science), or the object of ...

1. Take control If you want to master the art of putting your opponent on the defensive early in a point, watch Dinara Safina. When the Russian has a chance to take a cut at a ball, she doesn’t ...

Tennis star Dinara Safina admitted to prefer watching women's tennis matches over men's. In addition to that, the Russian also spoke about how she is a big fan of the sport and can talk about it ...

Kvitova, 19, won the final-set tiebreaker 7-5 when top seed Safina floated a backhand long to end the two-hour, 34-minute affair on Louis Armstrong Stadium. "Disappointing. Very disappointing ...

Venus Williams once took exception to the questions asked after she beat Dinara Safina at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. The American was quick to shut down any remarks that seemed to be ...

KRASNOYARSK, September 3 (Itar-Tass) — Russia’s famous tennis player Dinara Safina will become a special envoy to promote Krasnoyarsk in Eastern Siberia as a host city of the 2019 Winter ...

A former world No 1, Safina’s time at the top of the game was short – though she managed to reach three Grand Slam singles finals in the space of a year. The Russian was beaten in the 2008 ...