Maria Sharapova beaten by Dinara Safina at Roland Garros
Top seed Maria Sharapova of Russia had struggled for form in her opening three matches and eventually she fell to compatriot Dinara Safina 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 in the fourth round of the...
Tamarine Tanasugarn defeats Dinara Safina for Ordina Open title
Thai qualifier Tamarine Tanasugarn beat Roland Garros runner-up Dinara Safina of Russia 7-5 6-3 to take the Ordina Open trophy.
It is Tanasugarn’s second WTA title, the first one since winning Hyderabad in 2003. In...
Dinara Safina, Dominika Cibulkova in Rogers Cup final
Seventh seed Dinara Safina and unseeded Dominika Cibulkova are the finalists at the 2008 Rogers Cup in Montreal.
Slovakian Cibulkova came back in her rain-interrupted semifinal against Marion Bartoli to defeat the Frenchwoman 4-6 6-4...
Dinara Safina wins the 2008 US Open Series women’s title
World No.7 Dinara Safina clinched the 2008 Olympus US Open Series women's title after winning her second consecutive Series tournament Sunday at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.
The 2008 Roland Garros finalist will now compete...
Jelena Jankovic beaten in Olympic quarters by Dinara Safina
World number one Jelena Jankovic lost 6-2 5-7 6-3 to in-form Dinara Safina of Russia in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Tennis Event in Beijing.
The second-seeded Serb was too weak for big-hitting Safina. Despite...
Elena Dementieva wins Olympic gold, Russians take all medals
Elena Dementieva is the singles gold medalist at the Beijing Olympics, having defeated fellow Russian Dinara Safina 3-6 7-5 6-3.
What an achievement for Russian tennis, all the three medals were taken by Russian players...
Exhausted Dinara Safina moves into US Open quarterfinals, saved by her coach
Because of exhaustion Dinara Safina had almost given up her fourth-round match up with German qualifier Anna-Lena Groenefeld before it even started but her coach gave her much needed support and the Russian sixth...
Flavia Pennetta beats Amelie Mauresmo to reach US Open quarterfinals
Number 16 seed Flavia Pennetta of Italy eased through to a matchup with Russian sixth seed Dinara Safina with a 6-3 6-0 victory over Amelie Mauresmo in the fourth round of the US Open.
Former...
Dinara Safina defeats Flavia Pennetta, cruises into US Open semifinals
Sixth seed Dinara Safina advanced to the US Open semifinals with an easy 6-2 6-3 win over 16th seed Flavia Pennetta.
Safina earned a service break in the second game and later broke serve again...
Serena Williams defeats Dinara Safina to enter US Open final
Two-time US Open champion Serena Williams coped better than Dinara Safina with the gusty winds at Flushing Meadows and reached the final of the tournament beating the Russian 6-3 6-2.
The fourth-seeded Williams survived having...
