Moscow: Dinara Safina says she hasn't decided yet if she will keep playing tennis, contradicting brother Marat Safin's announcement that she had retired.
The former top-ranked player said on Twitter that there has been no official announcement and asks that she be given "some time and I'll let u all know."
Safin said earlier on Friday that his younger sister had decided to quit the sport at the age of 25 because of chronic back pain.
Safin told Russian sports agency that Safina considers her decision "as a next step in her life."
Safina began an indefinite break from tennis in May after two years of back problems, but was pessimistic about her chances of returning. She said at the time she didn't want to "torture myself and my body any longer."
She turned pro in 2001 and won 12 titles on the WTA Tour. She became No. 1 on April 20, 2009, and spent 26 weeks at the top. She injured her back early in 2010 and dropped out of the top 20 by the end of the year.
Safina won silver at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and was a losing Grand Slam finalist on three occasions.
Marat, who was No. 1 in 2000 and retired in 2009, and Dinara are the only brother and sister in tennis history to reach No. 1.
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