Dinara Safina was asked recently how often she faced questions from the media about her brother. "Every day," the 22-year-old Russian sighed. "I'm still his younger sister. It doesn't matter.

But it is his tennis resume -- two Grand Slam singles titles and two other finals -- that has always defined Dinara Safina as the little sister. On Sunday, here at Roland Garros, that may have ...

"God knows how I pulled it out,'' Dinara Safina said with a shrug. "Not me.''Safina, the beleaguered 23-year-old Russian, overcame a slew of double faults (11) and unforced errors (48) to gut out ...

Dinara Safina, who held the world No. 1 ranking in women's tennis for 26 weeks, has retired from competitive tennis, her brother said. Russian player Dinara Safina, once ranked No. 1, says she is ...

There may be a handful of players with Dinara Safina’s talent on the women’s tour today, but the Russian woman, who is now 24 years old, may never find her way back to the top of women’s ...

Maria Sharapova would have been a favourite to win the 2008 French Open given her status as the world no. 1. After all, she ...

Former world No. 1 Dinara Safina recently opened up about the towering challenge of facing Serena Williams during her career, offering a candid glimpse into the mental hurdles she faced against ...

Former World No. 1 Dinara Safina has always been known for her fierce competitiveness on the court. But in a recent candid revelation, she shared that her greatest battles came off the court ...

Ana Ivanovic and Dinara Safina have posed, for women's tennis, as the couplet of failure for the last three years. Indian Wells, however, has been blessed thus far in 2011, in that it has ...

Watching with particular interest was Dinara Safina, who has been keeping odd hours in order to see the "Happy Slam" play out from her home in Monaco. The former No. 1 has found herself marveling ...