I really wanted it. These tough matches give you confidence and I hope with this I can go to the States and play my best tennis there." Three words Safina should have engraved on her forehead (for ...

Dinara Safina officially took over the top ranking on the WTA Tour on Monday, making her and older sibling Marat Safin the only brother-sister duo to have been No. 1 in professional tennis.

Venus Williams once took exception to the questions asked after she beat Dinara Safina at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. The American was quick to shut down any remarks that seemed to be ...

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 ...