Venus Williams once took exception to the questions posed to her after her win over Dinara Safina at the 2009 Wimbledon ...

1. Take control If you want to master the art of putting your opponent on the defensive early in a point, watch Dinara Safina. When the Russian has a chance to take a cut at a ball, she doesn’t ...

Kvitova, 19, won the final-set tiebreaker 7-5 when top seed Safina floated a backhand long to end the two-hour, 34-minute affair on Louis Armstrong Stadium. "Disappointing. Very disappointing ...

Shortly after the US Open, Master Ace (I think it was) posted a comment expressing the hope that Steve Tignor or I would show a little Dinara (Safina) love during the Tokyo Pan-Pacific Open.

She is the highest seed remaining at the Rogers Cup after world No. 1 and defending champion Dinara Safina of Russia bowed out Wednesday afternoon, losing 6-3, 2-6, 4-6 to Aravane Rezai of France.