After Safina once again flattered to deceive in losing in the Cinci final last night to Jankovic, I started to look closer at her stats this year, especially regarding her final stats. She started the year in the Hopman Cup (indoor hard) made the final, and lost to Cibulkova. (3 sets) The following week in Sydney (hard) she again made the final, and again lost, this time to Dementieva. (3 sets) Up next was the Australian Open (hard) where she struggled through but still made the final, but was basically embarrassed by Serena. (2 sets) Her next 3 tournaments ended with R2, QF, R3, all on hard. The clay season was kinder to her - kind of.