Where does Safina go from here?
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...earlier than expected in Doha. Yes, Serena Williams, she of the two majors in 2009, edged Dinara Safina, she of the doughnut in Slams -- but a winner in Rome and Madrid. (Insert Williams' stand...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2009Don't wait until January to hone your games
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.comIf there's ever a time for players to go through the motions on the tennis tour, this is it. Yep, all four majors are done, the Davis Cup and Fed Cup ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | September 30, 2009Reason No. 3 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...quarters. Who really thinks they can beat Williams at Flushing Meadows? Probably not world No. 1 Dinara Safina or Kuznetsova, the 2004 winner. Kuznetsova got lucky on the clay at Roland Garros, Williams' least...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 24, 2009Reason No. 6 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...Clijsters, as gritty on court as she is personable off it, also led current No. 1 Dinara Safina in both sets before falling in the Cincinnati quarterfinals 6-2, 7-5. And at the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 21, 2009Reason No. 8 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...convincingly at the Australian Open before illness took its toll. Only Williams and world No. 1 Dinara Safina have beaten the grunting 20-year-old at 2009 majors. An ankle injury surfaced at the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 18, 2009Reason No. 9 to watch the U.S. Open
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...Slam finals and one semi in the first three majors of a campaign. The problem for Dinara Safina, of course, is that the No. 1 ranking seems a little hollow without a Grand Slam...
Blog Entry | Conversation | August 17, 2009Whetting our appetite for the U.S. Open Series
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...with his brother, isn't among the top five threats at the U.S. Open. Safina upping the ante Dinara Safina winning in Portoroz last week should silence critics who suggest the Russian isn't...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 30, 2009Simon continues to slump
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.comRoger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Serena Williams didn't feature, but last week produced highs and lows as the respective tennis tours rol...
Blog Entry | Conversation | July 20, 2009Williams sisters: Another breakfast of champions?
Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com...champion Svetlana Kuznetsova unassumingly strode down the so-called high street alone, while world No. 1 Dinara Safina munched on some Indian food. No creamy kormas in sight, we think. Andy Roddick's coach...
Blog Entry | Conversation | June 23, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "dinara safina" make the list?