Safina Determined to Dominate Women's French Open

by Elizabeth Fairview  |  June 5th, 2009
Dinara Safina
Top-seeded Dinara Safina overcame a poor start Thursday and held her temper in check enough to beat No. 20 Dominika Cibulkova 6-3, 6-3 and reach a second consecutive French Open final. (Wikimedia Images)

Safina has won 20 of 21 matches since rising to No. 1 in April. The only woman to defeat her in that span, 2004 U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, will get another crack at Safina on Saturday in the third all-Russian major final in tennis history.

Kuznetsova seemed well on her way to an easy semifinal victory, but she stumbled a bit before getting past No. 30 Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

Kuznetsova, seeded seventh, looked fresh 24 hours after beating Serena Williams in a grueling quarterfinal. Kuznetsova won her only major title at the 2004 U.S. Open and reached the French Open final in 2006, when she lost to Justine Henin. Be sure to get all your French Open betting with Bodog today!

 
 
 

 

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