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 Narrowly Avoids Becoming First No. 1 Seed to Lose in Opening Round
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.
For more on Rogowska, check out SB Nation’s The Daily Forehand, which interviewed her last week.
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