Ladies’ action on Day 3 of the French Open produced one very unpleasant surprise: No. 9 Dinara Safina fell, 6-3, 4-6, 5-7, to Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan, who is 39 years old (that’s older than Michael Chang) and winning matches in the French Open.
French Open, Day 3: Justine Henin, Maria Sharapova Advance; Dinara Safina Does Not
Other marquee women fared better in straight sets, with Justine Henin defeating Tzvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-4, 6-3 and Maria Sharapova besting compatriot Ksenia Pervak 6-3, 6-2.
For the nationalists out there, American women advancing today included Jill Craybas over England’s Katie O’Brien and Bethanie Mattek over countrywoman Vania King.
See More:
