2009 U.S. Open Round 1 Results: Dinara Safina Survives Major Scare, Gets Past Olivia Rogowska to Advance

Dinara Safina, ranked number one in the world, hardly looked the part on Tuesday but managed to survive a huge upset bid from Olivia Rogowska, beating the Australian in three sets 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the second round at the U.S. Open.

Safina played sloppy but was able to capitalize on the error-prone play of Rogowska to survive. While Safina committed 48 unforced errors Rogowska committed 65 unforced errors. The Russian managed to break Rogowska’s seve on nine of 20 opportunities and won 60 percent of her first serves pt in play.

Safina has reached the finals of the French Open the last two years but fell to Ana Ivanovic in 2008 and then Svetlana Kuznetsova earlier this year. In 2009 she reached the finals at the Australian Open but again fell, this time to Serena Williams. Despite never winning a Grand Slam singles title Safina reached the number one in the rankings on April 27, 2009.

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