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Safina's Mother's Day gift
11/05/2008 16:59 - (SA)
Berlin - Dina Safina upset her third top-10 player at the German Open on Sunday and won the title by beating ninth-ranked Elena Dementieva 3-6 6-2 6-2.
The 17th-ranked Safina also beat No 1 Justine Henin and No 8 Serena Williams at the clay-court event.
The 22-year-old Russian overcame a slow start and dropped the first set - just like in her two other upsets - before her shots began to find the lines. Dementieva netted a backhand serve on match point.
Safina won $197 000 for the win on Sunday, which is Mothers' Day in Germany.
"My mother can buy anything she wants," said Safina, whose mother was at the event. "She can walk into any store and I will pay for it."
Safina claimed her sixth title and first this year at the French Open warm-up tournament.
The 22-year-old Safina, the sister of two-time Grand Slam winner Marat Safin, has now beaten top-10 players 11 times.
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