Dinara Safina’s first day at the U.S. Open didn’t convince anyone she’s capable of maintaining her No. 1 world ranking.
Who’s The Real No. 1?
Serena Williams says that everyone knows who the real No. 1 player in the world is. This Tennisnews article seems to agree with Serena:
The rankings say Safina, not Serena, but is there anyone, including coach Zeljko Krajan, who believes Safina is the best woman player in the known universe right now? Krajan sat in the players box on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court, his head in his hands, and a look on his face that suggested he had just been waterboarded.
Read Article >Talking to Yourself: It Helps
The N.Y. Times has an extensive analysis of Safina’s rough opening match, including this bit about she helped control her temper:
Read Article >Safina Applauds Herself For Not Blowing Up
Dinara is notorious for her fiery (or some would say, “obnoxious”) on-court attitude. Today, though, she managed to keep it relatively controlled. Bravo. From AP:
“I didn’t break any rackets and didn’t get any warnings,” Safina said, when asked if there were any silver linings. “That’s already positive.” When you’re the top seed and you nearly lose to a wild card, yeah, not killing anything is pretty much all there is to be pleased about.
Read Article >Safina Narrowly Avoids Becoming First No. 1 Seed to Lose in Opening Round
The top women’s seed, Dinara Safina, was pushed to the brink of elimanation in her first round U.S. Open match this afternoon against 167th-ranked Olivia Rogowska. This is probably because Safina is wildly overrated and Rogowska is an 18-year-old, up-and-coming talent.
Safina won by a final score of 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 after being down a break in the final set. She avoided becoming the first No. 1 seed ever eliminated in the opening round of the U.S. Open.
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