Former No. 1 Dinara Safina says that she almost retired after the Australian Open, during which she suffered a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Kim Clijsters. Frustrated by her poor performance, Safina split with ...

Dinara Safina, as I remember her ... Her 26 weeks at No. 1 also puts her ahead of Kim Clijsters, Tracy Austin, Venus Williams, Jennifer Capriati, and Maria Sharapova in that category.

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 ...

She is the highest seed remaining at the Rogers Cup after world No. 1 and defending champion Dinara Safina of Russia bowed out Wednesday afternoon, losing 6-3, 2-6, 4-6 to Aravane Rezai of France.