Dinara Safina News

Tennis will bid farewell to one of the greatest stars of the game's recent history this week when Russian former world number one Marat Safin takes his final bow at the ATP Paris Masters .

Serena Williams bested big sister Venus again, winning, 6-2, 7-6 , yesterday in the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships final in Doha, Qatar.

Bali high Samantha Stosur needed three sets to beat Hungary's Agnes Szavay. Photo: AP Linda Pearce November 6, 2009 AUSTRALIA'S most experienced active player, four-time grand slam doubles champion Rennae Stubbs, believes Samantha Stosur has the ability to win a grand slam singles title and it might come as soon as January at Melbourne Park.

Hard to believe, but Serena Williams has finished the year ranked No. 1 only once.

Russia's Dinara Safina hobbled out of the WTA Championships here on Wednesday, surrendering the year-end world number one ranking to Serena Williams in the process.

Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus Wednesday at the Sony Ericsson Championships and also learned she would end the year as the No.

Serena Williams bested big sister Venus again Sunday, winning 6-2, 7-6 in the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships final.

My body just gave up. I did everything possible to play. I went to have a cortisone injection, but I couldn't handle the pain anymore --Dinara Safina Safina will be replaced in the season-ending event by Vera Zvonareva of Russia while her misfortune boosts the hopes of former world number one Jankovic who will be awarded a straight sets victory ...

Dinara Safina sobbed into her towel after retiring from yesterday's Sony Ericsson Championships match in Doha due to a lower back injury.

Defending champion Venus Williams completed her circuitous route to the final of the WTA Championships on Saturday, beating Jelena Jankovic 5-7 6-3 6-4. The weary-looking American will face sister Serena, who won the second semi-final against Caroline Wozniacki after the Dane pulled out with a stomach injury while trailing 6-4 0-1. Venus, who ...

TWO days after tearfully pulling out of the WTA Championships with a serious back injury which she thought could jeopardize her Australian Open campaign in January, Dinara Safina has entered the Brisbane International - a tournament scheduled two weeks ahead of the first Grand Slam of 2010.

Venus Williams reached the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Championships on Friday with a little help from Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Jelena Jankovic also advanced by routing a tired Caroline Wozniacki.

The jury on Wednesday awarded a total of $850,000 in damages against Hillerich & Bradsby for failure to place warnings on the product.

Dinara Safina may be missing out on a large fan base because many in this part of the world are unaware she is a Muslim or simply don't care.

Russian Dinara Safina withdrew from the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, because of a back injury, handing the year-end No.

Dinara Safina pulled out of the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar, after only two games because of a serious back injury, handing the year-end No.

After withdrawing from the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Dinara Safina has lost her number 1 world ranking to Serena Williams, reports BBC Sport .

Serena Williams opened with a win and Venus Williams with a loss Tuesday in the Sony Ericsson Championship -- the year's last event on the women's tennis tour.

By Martyn Herman Doha - Jelena Jankovic admitted her game needed a drastic overhaul after an error-strewn 6-2 6-3 defeat by Victoria Azarenka in the opening match of the WTA Championships on Tuesday.

Eds: APNewsNow. AP Photo LKW104, LKW107 DOHA, Qatar After months of debate about who is more deserving of the No.