There must be a higher purpose in Dinara Safina's life than serving as part of Serena Williams's fitness regimen (Safina has been her heavy bag, to borrow from the sweet science), or the object of ...

1. Take control If you want to master the art of putting your opponent on the defensive early in a point, watch Dinara Safina. When the Russian has a chance to take a cut at a ball, she doesn’t ...

Sanguinetti, a former two-time ATP champion, most notably worked with former world No. 1 Dinara Safina and he also had stints with Vincent Spadea, Go Soeda and Brandon Nakashima. “We just did ...

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 ...