Dinara Safina, a retired Russian tennis star born in 1986, achieved world No. 1 status and is the sister of fellow former No.

Dinara Safina spoke of her delight to see her former coach Davide Sanguinetti joining Elena Rybakina's team as the Russian tennis legend lauded the Italian for his understanding of players as well as ...

Dinara Safina is happy to see her former coach Davide Sanguinetti joining Elena Rybakina's team as the Russian tennis legend ...

We just did one week of preparation with him,” Rybakina told AFP. “I knew him a little bit from before. So he was actually available. We’ll see how it goes but for now Im ...

Elena Rybakina has added a new coach to her team ahead of her next tournament, the Abu Dhabi Open which takes place from tomorrow with the Kazakh being top seed and defending champion.

NEW YORK(AP) Top-ranked Dinara Safina overcame another shaky day of tennis Thursday to advance to the third round of the U.S. Open with a three-set victory over Kristina Barrois. Safina won 6-7 (5 ...

1. Take control If you want to master the art of putting your opponent on the defensive early in a point, watch Dinara Safina. When the Russian has a chance to take a cut at a ball, she doesn’t ...

Elena Rybakina's latest team addition concerned some, but former world No. 1 Dinara Safina endorsed her move to work with ...

The 2009 Australian Open final saw Serena Williams take on Dinara Safina, in what was expected to be a blockbuster clash between the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds. However, it turned out to be a ...

Elena Rybakina has been in turmoil at the start of 2025, with the announcement of the return of her coach Stefano Vukov, suspended by the WTA, as ...

Elena Rybakina launches her Abu Dhabi title defense this week with a new coach in her box. World No. 5 Rybakina has added Italian veteran Davide Sanguinetti to her coaching staff. The 52-year-old ...

She is the highest seed remaining at the Rogers Cup after world No. 1 and defending champion Dinara Safina of Russia bowed out Wednesday afternoon, losing 6-3, 2-6, 4-6 to Aravane Rezai of France.