Sopot, July 28: Russian 16-year-old Dinara Safina beat Henrieta Nagyova of Slovakia in the final of the $300,000 WTA event here on Saturday. Safina won the first set 6-3 but was trailing badly 0-4 in the second set when Nagyova twisted her ankle and had to give up her challenge for an event she won four years ago.

It has been a remarkable rise for Safina, the sister of 2000 US Open men's champion Marat Safin, who is only ranked 169 in the world. Bureau Report