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Safina unsure about tennis returnFormer World No.1 Dinara Safina says she does not know if she will ever make her return to tennis due to a chronic back injury. |
02.10.2011 13:27
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‘Dinara won’t make tennis comeback’ – Marat SafinSpeaking in Beijing ahead of his exhibition match against Pete Sampras, Marat Safin revealed his sister Dinara, formerly the world’s top tennis player and Olympics silver medallist, is unlikely to return to professional sport following an injury. |
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Sharapova geared up for Fed Cup debutMaria Sharapova is making her home Fed Cup debut on Saturday as she was picked to play in the opening singles for Russia's tie with France. |
Sharapova & Co. looking for successful start in Fed CupAs Russia guns for its 5th Fed Cup title in 2011, familiar foe France is the first hurdle in the opening round in Moscow. |
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Youzhny, Zvonareva claim easy starts in MelbourneRussia’s top tennis players, Mikhail Youzhny and Vera Zvonareva, have proceeded to the second round of the Australian Open following straight-set victories over Turkey’s Marsel İlhan and Austria’s Sybille Bammer respectively. |
Davydenko off to good start at Flushing MeadowsThe US Open is underway at Flushing Meadows in New York, and Nikolay Davydenko is safely through to the second round. |
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Safina knocked out in first round of Roland GarrosFormer World No. 1 Dinara Safina has been knocked out of the first round of the French Open by Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm in three sets. |
“I’ll be back to World No.1” – SafinaRussian tennis star Dinara Safina says she will do everything to regain the No. 1 spot in the WTA Rankings she had last year. |
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24.01.2010 13:02
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Petrova sends compatriot Kuznetsova packingAt the Australian Open Russia's Nadia Petrova has booked a place in the last eight after beating Svetlana Kuznetsova. |
Safina marches on in MelbourneAt the Australian Open Dinara Safina has been busy silencing her critics in her quest for Grand Slam glory. The second seeded Russian took care of business against British Number one Elena Baltacha. |
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Russian girls march on in MelbourneDinara Safina and the rest of Russia's female contingent are on a roll in the early stages of this year's opening Grand Slam – the Australian Open. |
No all-Williams final in Australian OpenThe draw for the first grand slam of the tennis year has been made, throwing up some tasty opening clashes for the top ranking Russians at the Australian Open, which starts on Monday. |
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Ten Russians in Australian Open seedsNumber one ranked Roger Federer and Serena Williams top the lists of seeded players for the Australian Open, which also include ten Russians. |
12.01.2010 13:09
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Russia’s best to miss Fed Cup quarter finalsRussia’s Fed Cup squad find themselves in the midst of somewhat of a crisis, seeing their entire contingent of Top 20 players pull out of February's quarter-final clash with Serbia. |
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23.11.2009 19:27
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Sharapova Russia’s richest sportsperson of 2009Tennis queen Maria Sharapova has remained Russia’s richest sports identity, despite another disappointing season, writes the Russian Finans magazine. |
No Russians left in DohaThere won't be a single Russian on court in the semi-finals of the end-of-season WTA championships. |
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Safina overthrows Serena on tennis OlympusDinara Safina has reclaimed the top spot in the WTA rankings from Serena Williams just a day before the season-ending championship kicks off in Doha. |
Safina risks losing her crownDinara Safina left the court in tears after being beaten in the second round of the China Open. The world number one lost to local wild card Zhang Shuai, who is ranked 225 places below her. |
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Safina, Sharapova, Kuznetsova march in step at US OpenWomen's World No. 1 Dinara Safina has survived a first round scare at the US Open to stay in the race for her maiden Grand Slam title. |
Safina claims 8th season finalThere won't be an all-Russian final in Cincinatti, as world number one Dinara Safina will take on Serb Elena Jankovic for the title. |



















