PORTOROZ, Jul 27 (AFP): World number one Dinara Safina won her third title of 2009 with a 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 7-5 win over defending champion Sara Errani of Italy in the Slovenian Open final Sunday.
The 23-year-old Russian, playing her first event since losing in the Wimbledon semi-finals over three weeks ago, captured her 12th career trophy.
But Safina, still without a Grand Slam title, struggled to impress in the three-hour marathon and will need to look sharper when the final major of the year, the US Open, gets underway in New York on August 31.
Safina takes Slovenia Open title
FE Team | Published: July 28, 2009 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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