Safina slides through in Slovenia

Eurosport - Sat, 25 Jul 21:05:00 2009

World number one Dinara Safina charged into the semi-finals in Slovenia by crushing Italian Maria Elena Camerin 6-3 6-0 at WTA Portoroz.

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"I raised my level in the second set. I played much better, much more aggressive ... I was very focused today and played some good tennis," the Russian said.

Safina never looked back after reeling off the first three games of the match.

Camerin, 100th in the rankings, had no chance as her powerful opponent kept up her record of not dropping a set in the tournament.

Safina next faces Italy's Alberta Brianti after she put out France's Camille Pin 6-3 6-2.

Swiss Stefanie Voegele ousted Rossana De Los Rios of Paraguay 6-1 6-1 and next meets holder Sara Errani of Italy who breezed to a 6-1 6-1 triumph over Croatia's Petra Martic.

Reuters

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  1. According to some of you world number one has to play­ only(!) GranSlams. Or maybe you haven`t ever seen other­ tournaments. Maybe you think that tennis is only four­ GS tournaments every year and nothing else... It`s­ ridiculous. There is a tennis tournament in my native­ city, and of course I wanna see №1 here­ though Kremlin Cup isn`t Wimbledon. Because Wimbledon­ is not the only place where tennis can live.

    From Olga, on Sat 25 Jul 7:53PM

  2. Goodluck safina but i guess there is still a serious­ lesson you can learn from the likes of justine and­ hingis

    From franklin, on Sat 25 Jul 6:20PM

  3. could this be a revenge to what Venus thrashed her in­ wembledon?

    From Mba E, on Sat 25 Jul 6:17PM

  4. She is the best at this moment, and she is real number­ one, only Serena Williams could lose in first rounds in­ rome in marbella and madrid

    From swordtail17, on Sat 25 Jul 4:50PM

  5. Dinara Safina is slowly becoming the most ridiculed no.­ 1 player since the inception of the ranking system back­ in 1975. It is quite safe to assert that she has earned­ the top rank position through her consistent­ play...even at the Grand Slams events! However, her­ persistent chroncic nerve and mental melt down in major­ events has left her in search for serious remedy of­ what to do to emerge from the terrible state of public­ mockery of her status as the world's no.1 player.­ Resolving to play in tier 2 or 3 events for a Grand­ Slam warm up match is a stage below a walk-in-park for­ her status. Safina needs tough mental and nerve­ challenging tournaments prior to Grand slam events or­ the likes The Williams Sisters or any top 10 player­ will attack her nerves and her mental state. I really­ feel for Safina but her coach absolutely need to search­ and find the right answer to get her out of her current­ funk.

    From Chukwuemeka, on Sat 25 Jul 4:06PM
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    yes Dinara Safina raised her level of tennis to beat a­ world ranked very effective 100th player 6-3, 6-0. what­ a great match for no 1 player. The same result she got­ trashed 6-1, 6-0 by Venus Williams in GS tournament in­ Wimbledon. This summed up her mental state. She played­ better now with a 100th ranked unknown oponent.. This­ is her level and still no 1 in women's wta tour­ tennis not no1 in GS level.. She obviously brought down­ wta women's tennis. No wonder sponsors are not­ using this one for any advert.

    From Augustine A, on Sat 25 Jul 3:48PM

  7. so funny world no 1 playing this kind of tournaments!?

    From First L, on Sat 25 Jul 3:17PM
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    well safina is more talented in this type of­ tournament, that is where she get the points to sustain­ her world no. 1 post, keep it up, grand slams are meant­ for the best players like the williams sisters

    From Mba E, on Sat 25 Jul 12:51PM

  9. Keep up the good work Dinara the title should be yours­ for the taken.good luck.

    From AJ, on Sat 25 Jul 12:46PM
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    Dinara Safina is the wrecking ball to the WTA­ tour's credibility.

    From jay, on Sat 25 Jul 10:43AM

  11. s_shukri85 - I agree with you. Safina turns up to work­ when she's supposed to and performs consistently.­ That is something that should be applauded not­ ridiculed.

    From Bobito, on Sat 25 Jul 8:10AM

  12. It's ridiculous the amount of stick this girl gets,­ while not necessarally being the biggest fan of her­ game, I can still appreciate her consistency. The­ consistency that WTA players (inc. the top 10) has­ been lacking recently.

    From s_shukri85, on Sat 25 Jul 6:29AM

  13. Seriously, you people are ridiculing a player for­ playing in a lesser tournament?

    From glaadrial, on Sat 25 Jul 5:26AM
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    you raised your level of tennis in this backyard haha­ like i said you are the funny woman tennis player ever­ prepare yourself for US OPEN well cos you will be shock­ for you going out in round two underline this round two

    From FREEFACE, on Sat 25 Jul 2:54AM

  15. Good luck..........

    From Akay, on Fri 24 Jul 11:55PM
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    Thatz great Safina.The tournament at Ekombe­ Mbonji-Cameroon is also part of the WTA tour.The­ organisers are still waiting for your confirmation as­ you promised.
    Remember the winner goes home with­ $25(US) and gets 5 points.I hope this will help keep­ you as world number one for atleast an additional hour.

    From BRITISH GUY, on Fri 24 Jul 11:17PM

  17. Come on Dinara You will stay number one for a long­ time, only someone who can\t read wta rules­ don\t know why you must play in a small tournament­ 2 times for a year / Show them you can win US OPEN !!!!

    From swordtail17, on Fri 24 Jul 10:02PM
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    I raised my level whatever...

    From janice m, on Fri 24 Jul 10:00PM

  19. Well done Safina for beating such a great player in­ such a prestigious tournament. I am hosting a­ tournament next week in my back garden, maybe you could­ come along and thrash my 8 year old cousin 6-0 6-0 if­ it helps restore your fragile mental state.

    From someblokefromthepub, on Fri 24 Jul 9:41PM
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