Top-seeded Petrova through to Seoul semifinals, Safina and Date Krumm defeated
All the seeded played that played their quarterfinal matches at the Hansol Korea Open, No.1 seed Nadia Petrova, No.5 seed Alisa Kleybanova and No.8 seed Agnes Szavay, advanced to the semifinals, while in the...
It’s March and Safina still without back-to-back wins
Former world No.1 Dinara Safina, who is not even in the Top 100 anymore, is yet to win two matches in a row this season, even though it’s already March. Actually, Safina hasn't won...
Safina stuns Stosur, brings joy back to her career
World No.108 Dinara Safina hadn't been able to win three matches in a row in more than a year (she rarely even won two) and now she scored her first Top 4 victory since...
Recap + news: Serena makes another statement, Safina not back soon
Women's Tennis Blog is back from summer vacation! Glad to be back with you and tennis. Thanks for all your emails and comments of support, it's nice to know you've been missed. :) Before proceeding...
Marat says Safina’s comeback is impossible
Dinara Safina's brother Marat says that given his sister's physical condition, i.e. the state of her back, it is impossible for her to come back to tennis. She should forget about putting more strain...
Dinara Safina still on hold, certain to miss the Australian Open
Dinara Safina updated her Twitter followers, i.e. "her sweet tweeties", on her upcoming tennis plans and the news is that her career is still on hold. We will certainly not see the 25-year-old Russian...
Five ever-lasting debates in the WTA world
Marine of Tennis Notebook used the post-Wimbledon hangover time to reflect on the issues that are constantly raised in the WTA world. Let's see Marine's selection of "Five favorite debates of (occasionally) grumpy tennis fans".
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Dinara Safina, Alona Bondarenko to coach WTA and junior players in New York City
Former world No.1 Dinara Safina and former world No.19 Alona Bondarenko will join MatchPointNYC as coaches in the Brooklyn club's five-week training for top WTA and junior players. The coaching program will run between November...
Jankovic, Safina, Chakvetadze, Hantuchova semifinalists at Ordina Open
Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia defeated the Ukranian eighth seed Alona Bondarenko 6-2 6-1. Due to rain, the match was suspended for a few hours in the second set, with Jankovic leading 4-1. “It...
Defending champion Anna Chakvetadze loses to Dinara Safina in Moscow
Third seed Anna Chakvetadze succumbed to fellow Muscovite Dinara Safina 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 at the $1.34 million Kremlin Cup on Thursday. Chakvetadze’s defeat is just a continuation of a series of upsets at the...
