Dinara Safina Wins at Madrid Open
May 18, 2009 by Julie Bonner
Filed under Tennis
No. 1 ranked Dinara Safina has won the final at the Madrid Open against rising Danish teen sensation Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4. She has definitely proven that she is a serious contender at the French Open, which gets underway in a week.
Since becoming number one over Serena Williams on April 14th, she has posted a 14-1 record and was very dominate at Madrid.
"I was getting a bit tired by the end," said Safina. "But I dominated at the crucial times. I was very dominant in the first set.
"In the second I had a chance at a double-break."
Dinara has now won 11 career titles and probably won’t be taking any more criticism over her number one ranking. At the time she received that coveted number one spot, she had not won a title in 2009. That’s all changed now. I can’t wait to see what happens at the French Open.
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