Safina in devastating form
Top seed Dinara Safina confirmed her status as title favourite by crushing British number one Anne Keothavong on day two of the French Open.
While fellow title contender Venus Williams, the third seed, struggled into the second round, Safina provided further evidence she is ready to claim her first grand slam title to justify her world number one ranking.
Sport
Newsletter
Sign up to our daily sports bulletin, delivered straight to your inbox at 5pm. Subscribers also receive an exclusive email from our sports desk editors every Friday evening looking forward to the weekend's sporting action.




