Ivanovic beats Russia's Safina to take French Open title
Serbia's Ana Ivanovic beat Russia's Dinara Safina in the French Open women's final on Saturday to win her first grand slam title.
Second-seeded Ivanovic, 20, outplayed 22-year-old Safina (13) to clinch the match in straight sets 6:4, 6:3.
Safina, the younger sister of Russia's former world No 1, Marat Safin, was playing in her first grand slam final after ousting three of her higher-ranked compatriots, including top seed, Maria Sharapova, Yelena Dementyeva (7) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (4).
Serbia's Ana Ivanovic beat Russia's Dinara Safina in the French Open women's final on Saturday to win her first grand slam title.
