And after the Russian lost back-to-back French Open finals in 2008 and 2009 and also lost the 2009 Australian Open final, ...

Retired tennis star Dinara Safina enjoyed a successful career on the WTA Tour, and the Russian recently gave her thoughts on the mentality she adopted during her rise to the top of the tennis world.

While club players probably can’t match Safina’s athleticism ... Hit high and heavy There’s a lot of power in women’s tennis today, sometimes too much, in my opinion.

Some of the most talented tennis players never managed to win a Grand Slam, but their legacy lives on. Players like Ferrer, ...

The players who stay the course almost always prevail. And in tennis, staying the course means winning. For winning begets winning. Safina may have struggled in Portoroz against Errani ...

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

Former WTA No. 1 Dinara Safina likened herself to Rafael Nadal in terms of their attitudes after establishing themselves as the top-ranked players in women's and men's tennis, respectively.

Winning a Grand Slam singles title is one of the toughest feats in tennis, and an array of incredible WTA players have just ... A former world No 1, Safina’s time at the top of the game was ...

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 ...