Safina Ousted Early In China
October 5, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
Dinara Safina’s struggles continued. A week following an early exit at The Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, the No.1 ranked Russian fell this time in the second round at The China Open to hometown wildcard Zhang Shuai 7-5, 7-6. Last week, she fell in the second round after a bye in three tight sets to [...]
Dinara Just Like Marat
October 3, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
There’s no denying Dinara Safina’s talent. At 23, the younger sister of former Grand Slam champion Marat Safin has accomplished plenty, joining older brother as the only siblings to ever reach No.1 in the world. Despite holding the top spot after finishing runner-up at the first two grand slams (Australian, French), the enigmatic Safina has [...]
Upsets Continue On Saturday Night
September 6, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
The upsets continued Saturday at this year’s U.S. Open. Both Andy Roddick and Dinara Safina exited stage left ending disappointing brief stays in NYC. Off his impressive Wimbledon showing pushing Roger Federer the limit, the No.5 seeded Roddick was expected to carry that momentum into the final grand slam and make a run at a [...]
Safina Survives Scare
September 1, 2009 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It’s supposed to be easy now to Dinara Safina. She’s the World’s No. 1 women’s player. This is supposed to be her time and her place where she cruises to her first Grand Slam of her career. But no one told her first round opponent Australian Olivia Rogowska, ranked 167th in [...]
