Dinara Safina in French Open 2009 Final

Dinara Safina is now the number one tennis player in the world. Before they open a French open 2009, some other players stated that she might not be the true champion because she has not yet won the trophy of any grand slam tennis event. So, it was very important for a hard to prove everyone that she the true champion and she is the number one player. Well, she is just one step to finish and win the trophy of French open 2009. Just a few minutes ago, Dinara Safina defeated Dominika Cibulkova by 6-3, 6-3.

From the score line, it may seem to you that the match was not that much closely contested. I watched it and I can assure you that Dominika Cibulkova put up a brave show and it was a good match to enjoy for the viewers.

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Dinara Safina Reached Semi Final at French Open 2009

Russian world no. 1 Dinara Safina defeated 9^th seed Victoria Azarenka coming back from 1 set down and reached semi final of French Open 2009. The Russian star is now just two matches away from her first ever Grand slam title. 23-year-old, Safina, was the losing finalist of French Open last year and then made another final at Australian Open 2009.

Victoria Azarenka came into the match with the memory of a comfortable fourth round victory over defending champion Ana Ivanovic fresh in mind. The Belarusian won the first set pretty easily 6-1, but Safina bounced back to win the next two sets 6-4, 6-2. No doubt, the Russian is now gearing up to win her first ever grand slam title at Roland Garros. Dinara Safina will face Serbian Dominika Cibulkova in the semi final.

Dinara Safina in Second Round of French Open Tennis 2009

In the end, it was a very one sided match. In fact, it took only 61 minutes for Dinara Safina to win the match. She defeated Anne Keothavong of England by 6-0, 6-0. I already said that it just took one hour and more than everything it was totally a one sided match. It shows that Dinara Safina is very serious in French Open 2009 and she is planning to win the tournament. Of course, you know that she is now the number one ranked player in the world and as a same some controversy came when one of the Williams sisters said that Dinara Safina may be number one but she has not won any Grand Slam event until now. So, if she wins the event then she should visit Maldives to celebrate.

This matter caused some debate and some people think that it is true because Dinara Safina has not won any Grand Slam until now and you know that in tennis Grand Slam is the most prestigious thing and this is a very important time for this Russian 22-year-old girl. She has to show that she can win tournament and French Open can be the start for a good career for her.

 

Top Ranked Players to participate in Rogers Cup 2008 Tennis Tournament

Rogers Cup 2008 will begin on 23^rd July 2008 and will continue till 3^rd August. Some of the top ranked players of women’s tennis are going to take part in the tournament, set to be held at the Uniprix Stadium, Montreal in Canada. In fact, seven out of top ten players of WTA ranking are to participate in the tournament.

Moreover, top three players of WTA ranking are going to appear in the same tournament for the first time since Wimbledon 2008. So, naturally Rogers Cup has already had some attraction to lure the tennis fans around the world. This is a Tire I tournament on WTA tour and offers US$1 340 000 as prize money. So, Rogers Cup has enough ground to attract the top ranked tennis players.

Tennis fans will get to see top ranked Ana Ivanovic, world no. 2 Jelena Jankovic and world no. 3 Maria Sharapova all together in this tournament for the first time after Wimbledon 2008, perhaps for the last time before Beijing Olympics Games, set to begin from the next month.

Besides the top three, fifth ranked Elena Dementieva, seventh ranked Venus Williams, eighth ranked Anna Chakvetadze and ninth ranked Dinara Safina are expected to participate in Rogers Cup 2008. Justine Henin will not be able to defend her Rogers Cup title this year as the former world no. 1 declared her retirement from professional tennis before French Open 2008.

Maria Sharapova started the season winning Australian Open 2008 title, but failed to star in French Open 2008 and Wimbledon 2008, on both occasions failed to reach the quarter final. Top ranked Ana Ivanovic won her first grand slam title this year in French Open 2008, before failing completely in Wimbledon 2008. However, Ivanovic’s consistency is pretty much satisfactory so far this year. Second ranked Jelena Jankovic could not win any grand slam title yet, but she is also very consistent on the court. The Serbian reached the semi final of Australian Open and French Open this year, while in Wimbledon she was eliminated at the fourth round. However, Jankovic has been more impressive on WTA tour tournaments, wining the title of Tier I tournament on Rome and reaching the final of another Tier I tournament in Miami this year. In fact, Jelena Jankovic was the runner up of Rogers Cup 2007.

Fifth ranked Elena Dementieva has made a strong come back so far this year. She reached the semi final of Wimbledon 2008 and won a Tier II tournament in Dubai. With Wimbledon 2008 triumph fresh in mind, Venus Williams is expected to be one of the most favorites in Rogers Cup 2008. Venus Williams, at seventh in WTA ranking, will definitely look to win Rogers Cup 2008 in order to uphold her current confidence level ahead of U.S. Open 2008 tournament. Eighth ranked Anna Chakvetadze has not been at her best so far this year, failing to reach the quarter final of any of the three grand slam tournaments. Last time, the Russian won a singles title on WTA tour was in 2005. So, an impressive performance at Rogers Cup 2008 would definitely come as a confidence booster for her. French Open 2008 finalist Dinara Safina has already made something special this year playing her first ever grand slam final. Ninth ranked Russian is now at good from and could bring out some success at Rogers Cup 2008.

Well, there is no doubt, the top ranked players are the hot favorites in Rogers Cup 2008, but do not write off the players outside the top ten, because surprise can come at any stage of any tournament like Chinese Jheng Zie played the semi final of Wimbledon 2008, becoming the first player from China to reach the semi final of a grand slam tournament.

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Ana Ivanovic Wins French Open 2008 Title

Ana Ivanovic has won the title of French Open 2008 today. The Serbian star defeated Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3. The direct set victory handed her the first grand slam title in her career. Naturally, Ivanovic was delighted following the excellent victory and said that she had no word to express her feelings. Ivanovic’s victory came though a powerful backhand that won her the crucial match point. The second seed Ivanovic now might become the no. 1 of WTA ranking replacing current world no. 1 Maria Sharapova thanks to her excellent performance throughout French Open 2008.

Russian tennis star Dinara Safina has had an excellent tournament in French Open 2008 and in fact this was the first grand slam final for Safina, thus becoming the first sister whose brother also played grand slam title. Dinara Safina’s brother Marat Safin has two grand slam titles to his credit. However, Safina could not mark the occasion well as she seemed not to be at her best in the final making a number of double faults and unforced errors. The first set of the match was more competitive and at one point the score was 4-4 in the first set following Dinara Safina broke Ivanovic’s service. The second set was less competitive and Ana Ivanovic did not face any strong resistance from Dinara Safina in the second set.

Ana Ivanovic started the year becoming runner up in Australian Open 2008 and now champion in French Open 2008. What coming up next for Ana Ivanovic? Hold on your patience and see if Ivanovic can carry on her excellent form in the next two grand slam titles of the year.

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