Safina: Searching for best form

Top seed Dinara Safina booked her place in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open with a 7-5 6-4 defeat of Peng Shuai of China.
The Russian, who will move to the top of the world rankings for the first time if she reaches the final in Indian Wells, admitted she is still battling mental issues after struggling to finish off her opponent.
“Very far from my best,” she said of her game against Peng. “But I’m still happy that I won the match in two sets.
“When you win the matches in two sets and you know you’re far from the best, it just gives you confidence that even if you’re not playing your best you still win the matches.
“Normally, after I won the first set 7-5, I should be on a roll. Suddenly I stopped playing in the middle of the second set. I was like ‘what am I doing? just play’.”
Craybas awaits

However, she admitted the lure of the number one ranking does not affect her thinking on the court.
“I don’t think about this,” she added. “If I deserve to be there, I’ll get there. It doesn’t matter this tournament or next tournament or during the year. There are many tournaments coming.”
American Jill Craybas is next up for Safina, after she knocked out Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova 6-4 6-3.
Fourth seed Vera Zvonareva cruised into the last 16 with a routine 6-3 6-1 victory over Czech Petra Kvitova and will take on Li Na of China, who knocked out 17th-seed Amelie Mauresmo 7-5 6-2.
Eighth seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus beat Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-3 7-5, while ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark advanced by beating Estonia’s 18th-seed Kaia Kanepi 6-3 3-6 6-3.