Safina caps stellar week

Dinara Safina has capped a stellar week with victory over fellow Russian Elena Dementieva in the final of the German Open.

The 3-6 6-2 6-2 triumph was Safina's first career Tier I title.

She also defeated world No.1 Justine Henin and eight-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams on her way to the final.

The 13th-seeded Safina captured her sixth career title and her first since the 2007 season opener at Gold Coast.

But the victory did not come easily for the 22-year-old, who was forced to overcome mistakes throughout the two-hour match with the seventh-seeded Dementieva.

After dropping three breaks en-route to losing the first set, Safina persevered to claim victory despite double-faulting three times in each of the final two sets.