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Posts tagged with "Dinara Safina"
Sep. 2 |
When Ana Ivanovic cruised past No. 21 seed Jie Zheng 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday, it marked the first time since last year’s Wimbledon that the former world No. 1 reached the third round of a Grand Slam.
Decked out in a hot pink Adidas dress and her signature...
Aug. 30 |
NEW YORK – It was just 365 days ago that Dinara Safina came into the US Open Tennis Championships as the number one player in the world. Kim Clijsters, on the other hand, was just returning from a two-year retirement that saw her get married and...
Jul. 13 |
By Charles Bricker
With the exception of Serena Williams, who recently delivered one of the great fortnights of her career by sweeping through Wimbledon, the women’s tour has been a monumental disappointment in 2010.
Not just because of the lack...
Jul. 1 |
By Ritesh Gupta
By making it to the ladies singles final at Wimbledon, Vera Zvonareva has proved that there is so much more to the sport than just the slambang brand of tennis.
After toiling for years, the 25-year old Russian seems to have been finally...
May. 31 |
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French Open
(First Week)
Nadia Petrova beat second-seeded Venus Williams 6-4 6-3
Tomas Berdych beat fourth-seeded Andy Murray 6-4 7-5 6-3
Teimuraz Gabashvili beat sixth-seeded Andy Roddick 6-4 6-4 6-2
Maria Kirilenko beat sixth-seeded Svetlana...
May. 27 |
By Blair Henley
Fourth seed Jelena Jankovic may have the rain to thank for her second round win over Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. The two waited over four hours to start their match, but the wet weather forced them to halt play again...
May. 25 |
By Blair Henley
Dinara Safina added another epic collapse to her French Open resume, but this time it was in the first round against 39-year-old Kimiko Date Krumm instead of the final.
Safina, who just split with coach Zeljko Krajan, was up two...
May. 20 |
By Blair Henley
On Dinara Safina’s personal website, she is asked the question, “How many more years do you want to play on tour?”
Her answer? “Until I die.”
So the next logical question is: Does psychological death count?
If so, Safina’s...
May. 10 |
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Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat Jelena Jankovic 7-6 (5) 7-5 to win the Internazionali BNG d’Italia in Rome, Italy
Mikhail Youzhny beat Marin Cilic 6-3 4-6 6-4 to win the BMW Open in Munich, Germany
Albert Montanes successfully defended his...
Mar. 22 |
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Ivan Ljubicic beat Andy Roddick 7-6 (3) 7-6 (5) to win the men’s singles at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, USA
Jelena Jankovic beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-2 6-4 to win the BNP Paribas Open women’s singles in Indian Wells,...
Feb. 16 |
By Charlie Bricker
It’s not the sort of statistical minutia that one aspires to, but, in Paris on Sunday afternoon, Elena Dementieva won her 16th career WTA title and not only edge to within five of Pam Shriver’s 21 but further solidify...
Jan. 25 |
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Australian Open – First Week
Maria Kirilenko beat second-seeded Dinara Safina 5-4, retired
Nadia Petrova beat third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 3-6 6-1
Marin Cilic beat fourth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro 5-7 6-4 7-5 5-7 6-3
Li Na beat fourth-seeded...