Safina heads WTA list into Wimbledon

September 28th, 2009 HAMBURG - Dinara Safina remains top of an unchanged tennis rankings released Monday by the WTA. Russia's Safina has 8,340 points, followed by Serena Williams on 7,807 and sister Venus on 6,645.

September 3rd, 2009 Top-seeded Safina ekes out another win at US OpenNEW YORK — Top-seeded Dinara Safina has overcome 15 double-faults to pull off another comeback victory over a low-ranked opponent at the U.S. Open. Beset by shaky nerves and poor play, Safina managed to hold on to beat 67th-ranked Kristina Barrois of Germany 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3 Thursday in the second round.

July 13th, 2009 HAMBURG - Dinara Safina of Russia maintained her top spot on the women's tennis rankings issued by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Monday. Safina, who was beaten in straight sets by Venus Williams in the Wimbledon semi-finals earlier this month, leads an unchanged top 10 with 10,521 points.

July 6th, 2009 Federer returns to No. 1 with Wimbledon winWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer is back at No.

July 6th, 2009 HAMBURG - Dinara Safina of Russia maintained her top spot in the women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) after she yet again failed to get a first career Grand Slam title at Wimbledon. Safina, crushed in straight sets by Venus Williams in the Wimbledon semi-finals last week, leads an unchanged top 10 with 10,521 points.

July 4th, 2009 Serena remains No. 2 despite another major titleWIMBLEDON, England — Even with three of the last four Grand Slam titles in her possession, Serena Williams will stay behind No.

July 2nd, 2009 Venus easily reaches 8th Wimbledon finalWIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams has easily reached her eighth Wimbledon final by routing top-ranked Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-0. The five-time champion won the opening nine points of Thursday's match and saved the only break point she faced in the third game of the first set.

July 1st, 2009 LONDON - Ahead of their semi-final clash, world No. 1 Dinara Safina has warned five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams that she is set to repeat her Rome victory.

June 30th, 2009 Safina rallies past Lisicki in Wimbledon quartersWIMBLEDON, England — Dinara Safina has reached her first Wimbledon semifinal after rallying to beat German teenager Sabine Lisicki 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1 The top-ranked Russian looked shaky at times and double-faulted 15 times Tuesday, including on set point in the tiebreaker. But she broke the 19-year-old Lisicki four times in the decider and converted her first match point when the German missed a backhand wide The match was played on a sun-drenched Centre Court, and Lisicki needed a medical timeout in the third set to have her right calf massaged and iced.

June 30th, 2009 Serena Williams joins Venus in Wimbledon semisWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams is back in the Wimbledon semifinals after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3. Williams broke the eighth-seeded Azarenka for a 5-3 lead in the second set and then served out the match at love Tuesday, converting her first match point with a forehand winner.

June 25th, 2009 Safina reaches 3rd round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Top-ranked Dinara Safina is a step closer to her first Grand Slam title after beating Rossana de Los Rios of Paraguay 6-3, 7-5 in the second round at Wimbledon. The 23-year-old Russian never faced a break point Thursday and took the first set with a hard forehand down the line.

June 23rd, 2009 American Levine beats Safin at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — American Jesse Levine has upset Marat Safin in the first round at Wimbledon. Levine, a 21-year-old qualifier from Boca Raton, Fla., beat Safin on Tuesday, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

June 17th, 2009 Nadal and Safina seeded No. 1 for WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Defending champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked women's player Dinara Safina were seeded No.

June 4th, 2009 Safina advances to final of French OpenPARIS — Top-ranked Dinara Safina has advanced to the French Open final for the second year in a row. Safina beat Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals Thursday and needs one more win for her first Grand Slam title.

June 2nd, 2009 Safina survives 1st test at French, beats AzarenkaPARIS — Top-seeded Dinara Safina has overcome her first test at this year's French Open, coming back to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 and reach the semifinals. Entering Tuesday, Safina had lost a total of five games through four entire matches at Roland Garros, the lowest total at any Grand Slam tournament since 1994.