DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 28: Dinara Safina of Russia fields questions from the media after retiring from her match against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, and the tournament, due to injury in her first match in round robin play during the Sony Ericsson WTA Championships at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on October 28, 2009 in Doha, Qatar. Getty Images logo Getty Images 28 months ago

DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 28: Dinara Safina of Russia fields questions from the media after retiring from her match against Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, and the tournament, due to injury in her first match in round robin play during the Sony Ericsson WTA Championships at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on October 28, 2009 in Doha, Qatar.

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