Article: Injured Safina pulls out; Serena is No. 1

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Injured Safina pulls out; Serena is No. 1

Dinara Safina pulled out of the Sony Ericsson Championships after just two games with a serious back injury yesterday in Doha, Qatar, handing the year-end No. 1 ranking to Serena Williams. Safina was serving at 1-1 against Jelena Jankovic when she stopped play, walked over to her chair, and covered her face with a towel. She then told the chair umpire she could not continue. Safina said a disk in her lower back was "starting to fracture" and the injury has been bothering her for three months. She said doctors told her she will be sidelined for at least six weeks. Safina, mainly the No. 1 player since April, regained the top ranking this week, ...

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