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Safina sails into final

Saturday 25 July 2009 21:28, UK

Image: Safina: Safely through

Dinara Safina is one win away from her third WTA Tour title of the season after a comfortable semi-final victory in Potoroz.

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World number one Dinara Safina is one win away from her third WTA Tour title of the season after a comfortable victory in the semi-finals of the Slovenia Open. The Russian top seed - who has also lost four finals this year, defeated unseeded opponent Alberta Brianti 6-4 6-3 to set up a final showdown with defending champion Sara Errani. The Italian, seeded fifth, wasted little time in dispatching Switzerland's Stefanie Voegele 6-1 6-2 in Portoroz. Errani, who beat Anabel Medina Garrigues to win the title last year, has lost only eight games en route to the final. "I had a lot of chances to finish the match more easily," Safina told Slovenia Sport TV. "I think I slowed down at some important moments but overall I'm happy that I could win."

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