Will Safina reach world No. 1 this year?

Question

Will Dinara Safina reach the world No. 1 ranking in 2010? She held it for half the year in 2009.

Answer 1

Safina is returning from her most recent back injury at Stuttgart this week, but it’s too much to expect the world No. 3 to replicate last year’s strong performances after spending so long in recovery mode. There are still a lot of points to come off the Russian’s total – including as runner-up in the French Open – in the next few weeks, so expect a backward step rather than a return to the top of the rankings for Safina this year.