Safina stages comeback in quarter-final

Top seed Dinara Safina came from a set down to defeat 19-year-old Victoria Azarenka today to reach the French Open semi-finals.

The Russian was given the runaround in the first set and was at one stage being held at 4-4 in the second, but recovered her poise to eke out a 1-6 6-4 6-2 victory on Philippe Chatrier court.