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

Retired tennis star Dinara Safina enjoyed a successful career on the WTA Tour, and the Russian recently gave her thoughts on the mentality she adopted during her rise to the top of the tennis world.

I really wanted it. These tough matches give you confidence and I hope with this I can go to the States and play my best tennis there." Three words Safina should have engraved on her forehead (for ...

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 all ...

The closest Dinara Safina has been was watching her brother ... and while I knew I could have a great career in tennis, I could not have imagined or dreamed of all of this,'' Williams said.I ...

Some of the most talented tennis players never managed to win a Grand Slam, but their legacy lives on. Players like Ferrer, ...

Venus Williams once took exception to the questions posed to her after her win over Dinara Safina at the 2009 Wimbledon ...

Former world No 1 Dinara Safina has declared she is “sincerely happy” Elena Rybakina has chosen to work with her former coach Davide Sanguinetti. Rybakina added Sanguinetti to her team for the ...

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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 ...