But then, Safina's promising start to a career was halted by a serious back injury. By the end of 2009, the former three-time ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

MELBOURNE, Australia(AP) Serena Williams routed Dinara Safina 6-0, 6-3 Saturday to win ... with large patches of empty seats scattered around the upper deck of the 15,000-seat stadium.

Former WTA No. 1 Dinara Safina likened herself to Rafael Nadal in terms of their attitudes after establishing themselves as the top-ranked players in women's and men's tennis, respectively.