Great Tennis Photos: Safina And Kuznetsova Win for Russian Semis

Posted by Lana On October 24 2010

Newly engaged couple Maria Sharapova and Los Angeles Laker Sasha Vujacic were looking lovey in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday as they walk hand in hand while out for lunch. Sharapova could be seen wearing a rather large engagement ring while out and about with her future husband.

Serena Williams on the Cover of August 2010 Harper Bazaar

Posted by Lana On July 04 2010

Serena Williams is featured on Cover of August 2010 Harper's Bazaar, which hits newsstands July 20th. In the photo spread, Serena showcases her stylish self in a Fendi dress and sports a swimsuit by Eres. Inside the monthly magazine, Serena talks about how she came to accept her body, about the difficulties, and importance, of accepting her own physical differences, and dating, revealing the reason behind breaking up with rapper Common.

Photos: Brooklyn Decker, Kim Sears, Bec Cartwright and Mirka Vavrinec on Day Seven at Wimbledon

Posted by Lana On June 29 2010

Here are the photos of Brooklyn Decker, Kim Sears, Bec Cartwright and Mirka Vavrinec supporting their husbands/boyfriends on Day Seven of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28, 2010 in London, England. Enjoy!

A pair of Russians - fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova and 13th-seeded Dinara Safina were Wednesday's quarterfinal winners at the 2008 French Open.

Dinara Safina came back from the dead for the second round in a row to leave Elena Dementieva dumbfounded at the French Open.

Safina, who fought back from match point down to beat Maria Sharapova on Monday, was again just a point from defeat at a set and 5-3 down against Dementieva.

But she somehow found a way to take the second set and then romped through the decider as her foe went into meltdown to end up on the wrong end of a 4-6 7-6 (7/5) 6-0 result.

"At 2-5 down, I knew I had to change my game completely. I thought I will give her the extra ball and I think she got confused. I was saying to her: 'OK, you have to hit the winner," said Safina.

"I was one step away (from losing)," Safina said, "so I'll be especially glad to be back tomorrow."

The former Roland Garros runner-up Kuznetsova handled Kaia Kanepi 7-5, 6-2 in an hour-and-a-half on Court Lenglen.

Kuznetsova is 4-3 lifetime against her fellow 22-year-old Safina, including a win in the 2006 French Open quarterfinals.

"Dinara is playing very well," Kuznetsova said. "She has too many lives, so I have to be careful with her."

(source Sportinglife,
photo/PATRICK KOVARIK/AFP/Getty Images,
FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images via Yahoo Sports)