Safina has made it to two great event finals, in the 2008 French and in this year’s Australian Open, and won a silver medal in the Beijing Olympic Games.

　　Clearly, family isn’t the only connection Safina and her brother share. Both of their DNA burns with competitive fire. Safin has held the distinction for years of being a hot-tempered player on court. When he lost his temper, he would break a racket(球拍). Safina is as emotionally explosive as her brother. A headline in the newspaper The Australian once described her as “mad as a snake”. The Sydney Morning Herald, during the Australian Open, summed up Safina’s volatile(不稳定的) emotional state with the headline: “Safina goes from basket case to top of the world. ”

　　It’s not rare for a family to have two top tennis players. Safina’s father owns a tennis academy and her mother worked as a coach. “I had no choice but to become a tennis player, but I don’t mind being a tennis player, ”Safina said.

　　From this talented family she is also given one of her best weapons on court, her size. She is 1. 82 meters tall and weighs 70 kg. But it is hard work that led her to her recent success.

　　“I hope to prove to everyone over the coming months that I deserve the honor of being world No. 1, ”she said.

　　5. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. How Safina came first in world women’s tennis.

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