Safina waists 5-2 lead, succumbs to Venus Williams

November 4, 2008 | In Dinara Safina, Sony Ericsson Championships, Venus Williams |

Venus Williams at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha

American Venus Williams recovered from a 5-2 deficit in the opening set to defeated Russian Dinara Safina 7-5 6-3.

Safina, the debutant at the Sony Ericsson Championships, let the two-time semifinalist Williams win five straight games to take the first set. Williams had little trouble in closing out the win in the second.

Second seed Safina will play Serena Williams in her next round-robin match, while seventh-seeded Venus Williams will play Olympic champion Elena Dementieva. (photo: Getty Images)

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    • 3 Comments so far

    1. » Safina waists 5-2 lead, succumbs to Venus Williams | Sony Ericsson … »Free Games on November 4th, 2008

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      [...] the 2008 season-ending tournament Williams scored victories over Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, Serena Williams, Jelena Jankovic, and finally Vera [...]

    3. delois on October 31st, 2009

      go venus, hoping for a repeat

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