Australian Open: Safina went to the quarterfinals

The Russian woman Dinara Safina in the dramatic match of the 1/8 finals of the Australian Open Championship defeated Frenchwoman Alise Corney (6: 2, 2: 6, 7: 5), having played two matchballs along the meeting. It is reported by Eurosport .

Safina remained extremely unhappy with the quality of her game shown in the 1/8 finals against the Frenchwoman Alise Corn (6: 2, 2: 6, 7: 5).

“Perhaps my experience has become a key factor for victory,” Safina thinks in an interview with the AUS Open official website . - Probably, when the triumph was at the extended hand, Korne simply was not ready to complete the match in her favor. In general, today in a number of episodes I played as a junior. It is impossible, leading in the course of a set 1: 0, then lose 5 gamies in a row. I must admit that going to the next circle has become possible thanks to a certain luck. ”

“One way or another, it is necessary to think about how to avoid such situations to the upcoming quarterfinal match. The second time I may not be lucky. My mentor Zhelko Krayan said that if I continue in the same spirit, I will go home very quickly. The bottom line is that in the meeting with the root I acted completely differently from how we work out in training. There was a feeling that it was not Dinara Safina, but her shadow, ”said the Russian tennis player.

Vera Zvonareva (7th competition of competitions) made her way to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, defeating her compatriot Nadezhda Petrov (10) - 7: 5, 6: 4 in two sets. In the dispute for the right to enter the four strongest Zvonarev, Marion Bartoli will converge with the Frenchwoman.

Russian Igor Andreev lost to American James Blake. The US representative won with a score of 6: 3, 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 1. In the next round, he will meet with the Frenchman Jo-Uilfried Tsong.

Marat Safin lost to Swiss Roger Federer in a match of the 3rd circle. The duel of the old rivals lasted 1 hour and 51 minutes and ended with the victory of the 13 -fold triumph of the Grand Slam series tournaments - 6: 3, 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 5).

The next opponent of Federer will be Czech Tomash Berdykh, who defeated the compatriot ex -first racket of the world of Stanislav Vavrinka - 4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 3, 6: 4.