tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54490178989844309402024-03-08T10:09:19.478-08:00Tennis BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-78158192240590587282009-11-12T08:06:00.001-08:002009-11-12T09:29:13.355-08:00Au Revoir , Marat!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-27130541154793639602008-11-27T18:06:00.000-08:002008-11-27T18:07:24.031-08:00DinaraUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-47185000984735822712008-11-26T18:30:00.000-08:002008-11-26T18:31:08.407-08:00MaratUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-7121719534124837802008-11-22T03:58:00.001-08:002008-11-22T04:00:09.753-08:00Dinara Safina - 2009 Adidas outfitsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-12641151427254758772008-11-22T03:54:00.000-08:002008-11-22T03:57:35.297-08:00Dinara Safina - Russian Cup AwardsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-6901296083444967312008-10-10T23:53:00.001-07:002008-10-11T00:02:39.236-07:00New World Number Two Dinara SafinaDinara Safina has gained the number two spot after beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinal match in Kremlin Cup. She has now surpassed Serena Williams in the WTA rankings. Dinara will be officially number two on Monday, October 13, 2008.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-45425136398166120362008-10-07T08:37:00.000-07:002008-10-07T08:38:54.233-07:00Dinara's Fine Time in the VineyardsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-220411847928618762008-09-21T00:53:00.000-07:002008-09-21T00:56:13.777-07:00New World Number Three and Toray Pan Pacific Open Champion Dinara SafinaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-9587645676923758632008-09-17T07:17:00.000-07:002008-09-17T07:21:27.411-07:00Pan Pacific open: Dinara SafinaSafina reaches Pan Pacific quartersSept 17, 2008TOKYO: Russian fourth seed Dinara Safina became the first player to reach the quarter-finals when she whipped Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday.The Beijing Olympic silver medallist, making her Tokyo debut after receiving a first-round bye, struggled with her serve, hitting eight double faults before scoring a 6-3, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-22101457624269234192008-09-09T19:29:00.000-07:002008-09-09T19:30:20.621-07:00The Mag: In the Kitchen With Dinara SafinaESPN videoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-27058910662498980582008-09-05T09:10:00.000-07:002008-09-05T09:16:56.746-07:00Dinara Safina, Moving ForwardBy Lisa ZimmermanAt almost six-feet tall, lean and muscular, and now in the best shape of her career, 22-year-old Dinara Safina is an imposing presence on the tennis court. Over the past year, she has become more and more of a force to be reckoned with in any tournament and came into this year’s US Open as the No. 6 seed, after reaching her all-time high world-ranking of No. 7 earlier this Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-4848353426494339092008-09-04T17:48:00.000-07:002008-09-04T17:50:19.801-07:00Dinara Safina Qualify for Season-Ending Championships Serena Williams, Dinara Safina Qualify for Season-Ending Championships <!-- / icon and title --> <!-- message --> Serena Williams and Dinara Safina have officially qualified for the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha.The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced the news on Thursday, just one day before the pair is scheduled to meet in the semifinals of the USUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-2101229901767801762008-09-03T06:16:00.000-07:002008-09-03T06:20:07.160-07:00WTA US Open : And Then There Were Four...NEW YORK, NY, USA - It's official: by virtue of Jelena Jankovic reaching the semifinals, there will be a new world No.1 after the US Open. At the beginning of the fortnight there were six players in the hunt for the post-US Open No.1 ranking; during the first week Svetlana Kuznetsova was ruled out, and Jankovic's quarterfinal win on Tuesday night means Ana Ivanovic is also ruled out.Ivanovic, whoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-61540864066781530692008-08-29T21:29:00.000-07:002008-08-29T21:34:49.021-07:00Us Open : Tennis-Open-Former champion Safin falls to Robredo By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Former champion Marat Safin traded booming groundstrokes with Tommy Robredo for three sets before fading to a 4-6 7-6 6-4 6-0 defeat by the 15th-seeded Spaniard on Friday in the second round of the U.S. Open. "Sometimes you have a good day, sometimes you have a bad day," the 2000 champion said. "Today I was struggling." Twice the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-74723015120175186182008-08-28T10:50:00.000-07:002008-08-28T10:53:23.298-07:00Us Open : Safina Soars into the Third RoundDinara Safina took the court of Arthur Ashe Stadium with an unwavering focus which, with the exception of brief moments in the middle of both sets, she maintained in her second round match vs. Roberta Vinci of Italy. It paid off with a 6-4, 6-3 win to advance the Russian to the third round.No. 6 seed Safina, the runner-up at this year’s French Open, showed off powerful baseline shots and an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-50602451558703814632008-08-26T19:27:00.000-07:002008-08-26T19:30:18.921-07:00U.S. Open - Hantuchova upset by big-serving Groenefeld NEW YORK (Reuters) - Daniela Hantuchova, on the comeback trail after being sidelined with a foot injury earlier this year, was crushed 6-4 6-2 by German qualifier Anna-Lena Groenefeld in the U.S. Open first round on Tuesday. The 11th-seeded Slovakian, who reached the last four at the Australian Open in January, struggled to find her range against the big-serving German and was swept Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-87658424829976789512008-08-26T18:34:00.000-07:002008-08-26T18:36:36.436-07:00Us Open : Marat Safin teaching lessons to up-and-coming sister Dinara SafinaNEW YORK — It's do as I say, not as I do when it comes to Marat Safin and his up-and-coming sister Dinara Safina.Safin, the 2000 U.S. Open men's singles champion, is well known for his hard-hitting and his explosive temper. His boiling point was reached again Tuesday during his 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 first-round win over Vince Spadea.Serving to stay in the fourth set, Safin was called for a footUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-44753679944506901182008-08-26T10:32:00.001-07:002008-08-26T10:34:25.355-07:00Us Open : Safina shows no mercy to debutante AhnNEW YORK (Reuters) - Dinara Safina doused the youthful exuberance of grand slam debutante Kristie Ahn with a 6-3 6-4 win to reach the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. The Russian sixth seed made no allowances for Ahn, who at 16 is the youngest woman in the draw, and showed off her repertoire of groundstrokes and thundering serves to get her campaign off to a flying start. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-24409863690464877322008-08-23T20:13:00.000-07:002008-08-23T20:16:42.560-07:00Us Open : An interview with Dinara SafinaTHE MODERATOR: Questions for Dinara Safina. Q. Well, you have certainly come into the US Open as arguably one of the hottest players on the WTA Tour. If you can, talk about your level of confidence at this time. DINARA SAFINA: Well, in the last 16 matches I lose only one match.Q. That's good. DINARA SAFINA: Actually, I feel very good coming here. See if I can continue to play good.Q. What about Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-37970838701835914082008-08-21T08:25:00.000-07:002008-08-21T08:27:50.138-07:00U.S. Open - Safin: I'm finally clear of knee injuryWhen Marat Safin destroyed Pete Sampras to win the U.S. Open title in 2000, it seemed the world order was about to change.Sampras, who had just won his 13th Grand Slam title, was made to look old by the big, strong Russian, in one of the most impressive performances in recent Flushing Meadows history. Since then, despite a stunning 2005 victory at the Australian Open, Safin has become one of theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-22663331263981510612008-08-21T06:48:00.000-07:002008-08-21T06:54:07.724-07:00Deep Tennis: Golden AgeAs the players make the long, rushed journey from the Olympics to the U.S. Open this week, it seems an opportune moment to reflect on the first player to win those two events in the same year. This was Steffi Graf, of course, the owner of the most remorselessly successful career the modern game has seen. Nearly 10 years after her sudden retirement, however, that career has begun to seem just the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-32961670719151745792008-08-20T20:30:00.000-07:002008-08-20T21:00:46.102-07:00Update WTA Pilot Pen: Daniela HantuchovaDaniela Hantuchova just won her 2nd round match against Govortsova . Hantuchova, the No.2 seed this week, survived a two-hour, 29-minute scare against Olga Govortsova, advancing with a 36 62 76(4) victory. Govortsova had beaten Hantuchova in her opening match at Los Angeles three weeks ago in straight sets and seemed headed for a repeat upset as she won the first set, 6-3; but the Slovak, who Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-82055965357779853322008-08-16T10:36:00.000-07:002008-08-16T10:40:19.879-07:00Update Beijing Olympics Tennis: Dinara SafinaSafina stops China's LiBEIJING: Chinese star Li Na's giant-killing run was brought shuddering to a halt by in-form Russian Dinara Safina in the Olympic Games semi-finals on Saturday.Safina braved a partisan crowd to oust Li 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 and set up an all-Russian final with 2000 silver-medallist Elena Dementieva who beat compatriot Vera Zvonareva, a late call-up for the injured Maria Sharapova, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-28070488995366812992008-08-15T06:56:00.000-07:002008-08-15T07:02:05.855-07:00Update Beijing Olympics Tennis: Dinara SafinaDinara Safina beats world number one Jelena Jankovic 6-2 5-7 6-3 to advance in the semi-finals. She will next play China's top player Na Li who beat Venus Williams in the quarterfinals.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449017898984430940.post-91740539907939737112008-08-14T20:03:00.000-07:002008-08-14T20:06:59.543-07:00Update Beijing Olympics Tennis: Dinara SafinaCatch up day for women's doublesThe vagaries of the Beijing weather allied to Dinara Safina's presence as the only player left in both singles and doubles has meant Friday's women's action is largely doubles.The only singles match features Safina's singles quarterfinal against Jelena Jankovic, which had just got to the warm-up stage when rain put an end to Thursday's play. The two are playing forUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0