Summary
DINARA SAFINA survived a major scare in the opening round of the US Open as she battled past unheralded Olivia Rogowska. The world No 1 was forced to come from a set down in Arthur Ashe Stadium to take a 6-7 (5/7) 6-2 6-4 victory against the Australian in two hours and 35 minutes.
Safina reached the last four at Flushing Meadows last year, but was fortunate to advance to the second round against a player ranked 166 places below her in the world rankings.See the full content of this document
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Stuttering Safina Digs Deep to Battle Through
The first set was riddled with errors, and although Safina had three breaks of serve, a woeful display of te...
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