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After the early exit of these two great players, this tournament has lost much of its attraction and excitement.
However, second seeded player Serena Williams is still in her prime form. She has defeated
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World no. 1 Dinara Safina failed to reach the last eight of the Los Angles WTA tournament. The top seed Russian was handed a shocking defeat by Chinese star Zheng Jie who won the three-set match 7-5 4-6 6-4. With this victory Zheng reached the quarter final of the tournament and is now ready to face rising Australian star Samantha Stosur in the last eight of the tournament.
Zheng Jie started the game pretty well winning the first set 7-5, but faced huge challenge from the Russian who won the next one 6-4 pretty easily. In fact, Safina was on course of winning the match when she was leading 4-2 in the third and the deciding set. However, Zheng Jie had something different in her mind as she won the next four sets to clinch an excellent victory.
Safina has not been in good form since attaining the top place in WTA ranking. The Russian failed to reach the final of Wimbledon 2009 and now has failed to reach the quarterfinal in Los Angles. However, despite Safina’s fall, Russian tennis fans have something to cherish on as former world no. 1 Maria Sharapova reached the last eight of the tournament winning over Alona Bondarenko in a three-set game, even though she started the game losing the first set.
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Russian woman tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova won her second Grand Slam title at Roland Garros after beating top-ranked tennis player Dinara Safina. This 7th ranked player defeated Safina by 6-4, 6-2. The sad news is that Dinara Safina finished the tournament without any prestigious Grand Slam title. The funny matter of this game was that both the contestants were Russian. So, fans called it all-Russian French Open tournament.
Dinara Safina made double-faulted seven times and struggled hard to come back in the match. Last year, she defeated by Ana Ivanovic in the same ground. She made her appearance thrice in Grand Slam final but could not make any effect.
Today Roger Federer will play his fourth French Open final against Robin Soderling. He will try to get one title to touch Pete Sampras’s record of 14-Grand Slam. Let us see if she can make any record in this venue.
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Dinara Safina made double-faulted seven times and struggled hard to come back in the match. Last year, she defeated by Ana Ivanovic in the same ground. She made her appearance thrice in Grand Slam final but could not make any effect.
Today Roger Federer will play his fourth French Open final against Robin Soderling. He will try to get one title to touch Pete Sampras’s record of 14-Grand Slam. Let us see if she can make any record in this venue.
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Actually, everybody knows the greatness of Serena Williams. No matter, who tops the WTA ranking, Serena Williams alongside her elder sister Venus Williams is the only active tennis player on women’s circuit who deserves to be among the legends of women’s tennis players.
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Russian tennis star Dinara Safina has become the no. 1 ranking player of women’s tennis yesterday (20 April 2009), repeating the feat her elder brother Marat Safin achieved in men’s tennis in November 2000. Dinara Safina could not win any grand slam title yet in her career, but the Russian has played at her best over the last 12 months during which she clinched four WTA tour titles at Berlin, Los Angeles, Montreal and Tokyo, and also reached five tour finals. Dinara Safina has become the second Russian to top the world ranking after Maria Sharapova.
Dinara Safina may not have won any grand slam title yet, but the 22-year-old has been pretty much consistent over the last few years in tennis circuit. The top spot of WTA ranking is guaranteed for Safina at least for two weeks. Dinara Safina has said that she would celebrate her achievement with brother Safin when they will meet in Madrid in May. Safina has also expressed her delight stating that she was known as the sister of Marat Safin so far, but from now on, she will be known by her name.
Well, Dinara Safina should also keep it in mind that she could not win any grand slam title yet in her short career and if she is to hold on to the no. 1 spot, Safina must start winning grand slam title. Now, let us see if Dinara Safina can start getting success from the upcoming French Open 2009.
Russian star Dinara Safina ended the hope of Australian fans as she defeated Australian wildcard entry Jelena Dokic in the women’s quarter final of Australian Open 2009. With the three-set thrilling victory 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, Dinara reached the semi final of the tournament. The third seeded Russian did not have many problems to clinch the first set, but she lost her rhythm in the second as she lost it 4-6, making 8 double faults and capitalizing only 2 out of 13 break point chances in the second set. In the deciding set, Safina made 36 unforced errors, giving some chances to Dokic, but in the end, Safina could successfully hold on and make it to the last four.
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