THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MADRID — Dinara Safina has beaten Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-4 to win the Madrid Open.
The top-ranked Russian player goes into the French Open with two straight clay titles following last week’s victory in Rome.
Safina overpowered her 18-year-old opponent with 24 winners and three break points at the "Magic Box" tennis centre. It is Safina’s 11th career title.
Wozniacki, facing a top-ranked player for the first time, will become the first Dane to crack the top-10 in next week’s rankings after reaching her third final of the season.
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer meet for the 16th time in a final later Sunday, which is also the first meeting since Nadal’s Australian Open victory over the Swiss player.