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

Take control If you want to master the art of putting your opponent on the defensive early in a point, watch Dinara Safina ... important for a tall player like Safina. She’s not slow, but ...

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 ...