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From Idolizing Her Brother Marat Safin to Beating Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, Tennis Legend Dinara Safina Gets Candid in an Exclusive Interview - EssentiallySports
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Dinara Safina earns chance to justify top ranking against Svetlana Kuznetsova | French Open 2009 | The Guardian
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