디나라 사피나, ‘신시내티 여자 오픈’ 준결승 진출

<P> </P> <P> </P> <DIV class=article_header> <H3 class=font1 id=articleTitle>디나라 사피나, ‘신시내티 여자 오픈’ 준결승 진출</H3> <DIV class=sponsor> </DIV> <DIV class=sponsor> </DIV> <DIV class=sponsor>               <A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/170"><U><FONT color=#0000ff>Dinara Safina</FONT></U></A> <A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/"></A>(1) def. <A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/49"><U><FONT color=#0000ff>Kim Clijsters</FONT></U></A> <A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/"></A>6-2, 7-5</DIV> <DIV class=sponsor> </DIV> <DIV class=sponsor> </DIV> <DIV class=sponsor> </DIV> <DIV class=sponsor> <DIV class=hd> <H1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">Top-ranked Safina ends Clijsters comeback run</SPAN></H1> <DIV class=byline> <P id=byline> </P></DIV></DIV> <DIV class=bd> <DIV id=copy> <DIV class="body_copy 0"> <P>CINCINNATI, Ohio (AFP) - World number one <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250297365_0><A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/170/;_ylt=AtF.FzGKgeZeYtNm0VDTUgmkurkF"><FONT color=#0069aa>Dinara Safina</FONT></A></SPAN> ended the comeback run of <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250297365_1><A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/49/;_ylt=AsWjwAnqk9zSjxgWL5PcX3ikurkF"><FONT color=#0069aa>Kim Clijsters</FONT></A></SPAN>, defeating the former top-ranked player 6-2, 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the WTA hardcourt tournament here on Friday.</P> <P>Unseeded Clijsters was playing in her first event in two years after the Belgian took a break from the sport to start a family.</P> <DIV id=sidebar></DIV> <P>Russian top seed Safina will next face <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250297365_2>Italy's <A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/193/;_ylt=AmG4cwL7QcgNiGqg3nmlmdukurkF"><FONT color=#0069aa>Flavia Pennetta</FONT></A></SPAN>, who eliminated Slovakian <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250297365_3><A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/99/;_ylt=AlM9yXbRCWJYDjZKa56EvwqkurkF"><FONT color=#0069aa>Daniela Hantuchova</FONT></A></SPAN> 6-3, 6-3.</P> <P>Russian fourth-seeded <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250297365_4><A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/89/;_ylt=AmbZICXHEPmyzg6IoRKMEbCkurkF"><FONT color=#0069aa>Elena Dementieva</FONT></A></SPAN> ousted Danish eighth seed <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250297365_5><A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/1436/;_ylt=AryArVYHzafWuJOgn_v6clekurkF"><FONT color=#0069aa>Caroline Wozniacki</FONT></A></SPAN> 6-2, 6-1 to reach her fifth semi-final of the season.</P> <P>Dementieva will meet either Serbian fifth seed <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250297365_6><A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/404/;_ylt=Anko71CNn_y69CoroSH.TjakurkF"><FONT color=#0069aa>Jelena Jankovic</FONT></A></SPAN> or Austria's <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1250297365_7><A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/674/;_ylt=AlpbFevB_KfJgy3viTn2WDukurkF"><FONT color=#0069aa>Sybille Bammer</FONT></A></SPAN> for a place in the final.</P> <P>The champion will take home 350,000 dollars from the two million-dollar event, a tuneup for the US Open which begins August 31.</P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV class=sponsor> </DIV></DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4" id=articleBody> <DIV id=keyword_layer style="Z-INDEX: 20; POSITION: absolute"></DIV><BR clear=all> <TABLE style="CLEAR: both" cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=520 align=center border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-LEFT: 2px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" align=middle> <IMG title="" height=742 alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fimgnews.naver.com%2Fimage%2F045%2F2009%2F08%2F15%2F200908150020.jpg" width=520 border=0></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>14일(현지 시간) 미국에서 열린‘2009 신시내티 여자 테니스 오픈’ 8강전에서 디나라 사피나(러시아)가 킴 클리스터스(벨기에)에게 승리를 거둔 뒤 관중들을 향해 손을 흔들고 있다.</DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <DIV class=photo> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fsp%2Fgetty%2F20%2Ffullj.2a27651d53da7c04261f71255b9f6d5a%2F2a27651d53da7c04261f71255b9f6d5a-getty-83373021kc012_western_south.jpg"> <DIV class=cite> <DIV id=photoProvider><CITE><FONT color=#717171 size=3>Getty Images</FONT></CITE></DIV><CITE id=photoTimestamp><FONT color=#717171 size=3>2009-08-14</FONT></CITE> </DIV></DIV> <DIV id=photo-info> <P class=caption id=photoCaption><FONT color=#303030>CINCINNATI - AUGUST 14: </FONT><A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/49/"><FONT color=#0069aa>Kim Clijsters</FONT></A><FONT color=#303030> of Belgium congratulates </FONT><A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/170/"><FONT color=#0069aa>Dinara Safina</FONT></A><FONT color=#303030> of Russia after their match on Day 5 of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open on August 14, 2009 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.  <A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/170"><U><FONT color=#0000ff>Dinara Safina</FONT></U></A> <A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/"></A>(1) def. <A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/49"><U><FONT color=#0000ff>Kim Clijsters</FONT></U></A> <A href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/players/"></A>6-2, 7-5</FONT></P></DIV></DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fsp%2Fgetty%2Fd7%2Ffullj.6ee70edca22a89c2222d181f906e34db%2F6ee70edca22a89c2222d181f906e34db-getty-83373021kc020_western_south.jpg"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fsp%2Fgetty%2F49%2Ffullj.9ed084a1dd579c38ec6609680b4bba99%2F9ed084a1dd579c38ec6609680b4bba99-getty-83373021kc019_western_south.jpg"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fsp%2Fgetty%2F8d%2Ffullj.ea5f1a4310c21c7c8992d547f64d30da%2Fea5f1a4310c21c7c8992d547f64d30da-getty-83373021kc018_western_south.jpg"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fsp%2Fgetty%2Ffd%2Ffullj.4e21f1f0d4bc5a30a21ee69510947e72%2F4e21f1f0d4bc5a30a21ee69510947e72-getty-83373021kc011_western_south.jpg"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090814%2Fcapt.6db3b6b00c5547eaa3a83d8dd8227410.cincinnati_tennis_ohtu109.jpg"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090814%2Fcapt.eb7460c675fc4c2da389a82f6a74d93c.cincinnati_tennis_ohtu111.jpg"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fsp%2Fgetty%2F15%2Ffullj.093e9fa9afff44e382ac25398370a597%2F093e9fa9afff44e382ac25398370a597-getty-83373021kc016_western_south.jpg"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fsp%2Fgetty%2Fe8%2Ffullj.258e2c705d0e4c350e0cc7ac64334eef%2F258e2c705d0e4c350e0cc7ac64334eef-getty-83373021kc015_western_south.jpg"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fsp%2Fgetty%2Fc6%2Ffullj.3e8d3444ff99546d09f89aaf5253ec9f%2F3e8d3444ff99546d09f89aaf5253ec9f-getty-83373021kc014_western_south.jpg"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090814%2Fcapt.239ea32b4e3b4d158b37d9a9f1d6faf3.cincinnati_tennis_ohtu105.jpg"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> </DIV> <DIV class="article_body font1 size4"> <IMG id=photoMain alt="" src="https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fsp%2Fgetty%2F6a%2Ffullj.61144620e183db412b007c92b888ffe1%2F61144620e183db412b007c92b888ffe1-getty-83373021kc013_western_south.jpg"> </DIV>