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Kim Clijsters Shuts Out Dinara Safina; David Nalbandian Edges Lleyton Hewitt

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- To get an assessment of how much better Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are than most of the competition in men's tennis, look no further than Marcos Daniel. At the Australian Open on Tuesday, Daniel was on the other side of the net from Nadal, who is attempting to win his fourth major title...

Women's Day 3 Recap: Year of the Comebacks

Some of the most historic tennis players of this era were in action on Day 3 at Roland Garros. Others just flat-out made history. Justine Henin, four-time champion at Roland Garros, returned to the courts at Paris for the first time since 2007. Henin retired weeks before the 2008 French Open but returned to the court...

Former No. 1 Dinara Safina Shocked by 39-Year-Old in Opener

In what is certainly the biggest surprise of this year's French Open -- and one of the bigger surprises in recent WTA history -- last year's No. 1 ranked female player, Dinara Safina of Russia was eliminated in her opening match by Kimiko Date Krumm, an unseeded 39-year-old from Japan. The score read 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the...

Major Problem as No. 1 Loses Its Luster

Steffi Graf was No. 1 for 377 weeks. Martina Navratilova for 332. Chris Evert, 260. Martina Hingis, 209. Where would you guess Venus Williams fits into that list? Think lower. Think, below Amelie Mauresmo, Jelena Jankovic, Dinara Safina. Below Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati, Arantxa...

Venus, Serena Williams End Injury Breaks With Wins in Rome

ROME (AP) -- Serena and Venus Williams ended lengthy breaks for knee problems with straight-sets victories over Swiss players in their opening matches at the Italian Open on Tuesday. Top-ranked Serena defeated Timea Bacsinszky 7-6 (2), 6-1 in her first match since winning the Australian Open more than three months ago....

Dinara Safina News From the Web

04/25/12 Keep off the grass! Wimbledon surface protected by... Source: The Daily Mirror - London - UK The ground staff at the All England Club are taking every precaution possible to ensure their world-famous grass courts are in immaculate condition for this summer's Wimbledon championship and London 2012 Olympic tennis tournament.