[tennis] Safina And Petkovic Wins Finals

World number one Dinara Safina won her third title of the year by defeating Sara Errani in a close match in the final of Banka Kober Slovenia Open. Safina won the match in 2 hour and 53 minutes 6-7(5), 6-1, 7-5.

In Portoroz, Andrea Petkovic defeated Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-2,6-3 in 1 hour 29 minutes to win the Nurnberger Gaastein Ladies title. Before coming to this tournament her tour record was 3-8 with just 3 wins in the Grand Slam first rounds in Paris and US in 2007 and in Australia this year. This win shooted her to 61st rank from 98 last week.

Andrea Petkovic.