Safina KO'd in Den Bosch

Eurosport - Fri, 19 Jun 20:16:00 2009

World number one Dinara Safina lost 7-5 7-5 to holder Tamarine Tanasugarn of Thailand in the WTA 'S-Hertogenbosch semi-finals.

TENNIS 2009 WTA 's-Hertogenbosch Russia's Dinara Safina, seen here on June 18, 2009, suffered a blow days ahead of Wimbledon when she was beaten 7-5, 7-5 by Thai star Tamarine Tanasugarn in the semi-finals of the WTA grasscourt tournament. - 0

"Today was a tough day for both of us because the wind kept changing direction," Tamarine said.

"It was a difficult match which could have gone either way."

The unseeded Tamarine, who also beat the Russian in last year's final, next faces Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium.

Wickmayer advanced with a 7-6 2-6 6-3 win over Italian Francesca Schiavone.

In the men's event, Dutch wild card entry Raemon Sluiter continued his impressive run as he defeated Spaniard Ivan Navarro 6-7 6-2 6-3 to reach Saturday's final.

"I still don't believe it," said Sluiter, who has returned to the tour from retirement. "Before the start of the tournament I thought I was in pretty good shape but I had no idea where I was on the ATP scale," Sluiter told RTL television.

Sluiter will meet Germany's Benjamin Becker, who beat countryman Rainer Schuettler 3-6 7-5 6-1.

Reuters

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  1. Chukwuemeka W
    i notice Yahoo/Eurosports have done the­ decent thing and removed your vile and truly oppressive­ comments from these pages; i hope they have managed to­ remove you period . . . you are a bully!

    From cameron w, on Sat 20 Jun 11:37PM

  2. Stop calling her "Tamarine" like you think­ it's her surname!

    From Andrew Broad, on Sat 20 Jun 3:39PM

  3. janice m
    The WTA rank her as the Number-One player; i­ have never ever, not on any single occasion said that­ she is the best player in the world - because it is­ patently obvious that she is NOT. Go back and check all­ my comments, all i am saying is that if she is ranked­ Number-One by the Tennis authorities then that is good­ enough for me; i accept it, why can't others.

    From cameron w, on Sat 20 Jun 11:27AM

  4. Chukwuemeka W
    There you go; all done reporting you for­ harassment - what else would you call­ it?
    Yahoo/Eurosports did delete your highly distasteful­ comments by the way, if you don't believe me then­ go back and check. I have reported you on 2 counts by­ the way.
    I really do hope they remove you from these­ forums this time; you are nothing but a bully - all­ this simply because i criticise your favourite player .­ . . .you ought to be ashamed of yourself.

    From cameron w, on Sat 20 Jun 11:24AM

  5. Chukwuemeka W
    and i shall be reporting you again; by­ the way, if you go back to that thread, you will find­ that your distasteful comments have been removed­ also.
    How dare you encourage people not to engage in­ discussions with me, simply on the grounds that you do­ not agree with my views. I am reporting you for­ harassment - you apall me!

    From cameron w, on Sat 20 Jun 11:14AM

  6. I have to agree i'm afraid with Pat Cash in that­ Dinara is absolutely the number one player in the­ world, but she isn't the best player in the world.­ I hope for her she wins a major soon to keep the wolves­ from her door :-)

    From justgetsnasty, on Sat 20 Jun 8:13AM

  7. Safina has no chance in at Wimbledon.she looks to her­ coach too much,today he was not there and she lost.She­ is an embarrassing No.1 who relies on coach too much.

    From susan, on Fri 19 Jun 11:32PM

  8. I belive Safina won't get far in Wimbledon.

    From Pieter D, on Fri 19 Jun 10:22PM

  9. YES YES Girl with MOST ranking points becomes N0 1­ automatically

    Nothing to do with winning a G/S ­ requirement

    Good luck ++ best wishes dear dinara ­ Safina {{{She will need it}}} ..!

    From pitcrew66, on Fri 19 Jun 9:33PM

  10. pity dear Dinara Safina has not spent the week at­ WIMBLEDON ~~ practising on the correct grass

    resting­ preparing & relaxing ~~ renting a private house­ within waliking distance of the courts
    just like­ earlier champs & potential winners

    Now she only­ has a day or two on Wimbledon grass affter hectic ­ journey with harassing airport searches

    From pitcrew66, on Fri 19 Jun 9:30PM

  11. sanchez.santos
    Ok, i appreciate your comment and i take­ it all on board.
    Oh and thank you for your very polite­ and courteous contribution (i usually get answered with­ insults); admittedly, i am perhaps a little over­ zealous at times with my defence of Miss Safina, but i­ do abhor bullies and bullying - not that i am in any­ way accusing Mr barryjohnclarke of being a bully by the­ way.

    From cameron w, on Fri 19 Jun 9:21PM

  12. Whilst I agree with you that Dinara is the true number­ 1 at the moment, i don't think its fair to pick on­ barryjohnclarke who has only ever trumpeted his own­ favourite two players without being nasty to any other­ girl on the tour, check his record, he is a decent­ bloke with a very promising professional tennis player­ daughter.

    From sanchez.santos, on Fri 19 Jun 8:59PM

  13. barryjohnclarke
    Give me ONE good reason why this girl­ should not be Number-One?
    Now correct me if i'm­ wrong barryjohnclarke, but aren't rankings based on­ points accrued; so the person who accrues the most­ number of points goes to the top of the rankings, the­ person with the second highest number of points goes to­ Number-Two etc. etc.
    Is that how it works­ barryjohnclarke - i'm pretty sure it is you­ know?
    Anyway, the last time i looked, Dinara Safina was­ over one thousand points ahead of her nearest rival . .­ . . . ergo, based on the theory that points account for­ rankings . . . . she is RIGHTFULLY ranked as Number-One­ player in the World - i wish you and the rest of the­ sore losers would just stop behaving like spoilt brats­ and accept it.
    If the ranking system is flawed then­ that is not Dinara Safina's fault; there is no need­ for all this unfouned nastiness towards her.

    From cameron w, on Fri 19 Jun 8:39PM

  14. Dinara, never mind girl; at least you have done your­ bit for the Women's Tour . . . you may have lost­ today, but you are STILL the World's Number-One . .­ . . FACT-a-MUNDO!

    From cameron w, on Fri 19 Jun 8:30PM

  15. Good old Tammy! Its heartening to see you winning­ difficult matches like today and especially in straight­ sets in tough conditions. Well done!

    From love_my_won_bin, on Fri 19 Jun 8:22PM

  16. Come on Vika Venus Ana Elena Kuzzie JJ and Maria and of­ course Amelie you can do it good luck to you all.

    From AJ, on Fri 19 Jun 7:55PM

  17. Come on MARIA,VENUS,SERENA beat the hell of­ SAFINA,JANKOVIC,IVANOVIC

    From Milot S, on Fri 19 Jun 7:31PM

  18. Not a chance at wimbledon COME ON VENUS AND MARIA. THIS­ GIRL SHOULDN'T EVEN BE NUMBER 1

    From B, on Fri 19 Jun 6:45PM
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