Dinara Safina in Round Two of Banka Koper Slovenia Open
Updated On: 21 July, 2009 08:28 AM IST | PA Sport
Dinara Safina went a small way towards erasing the memory of her Wimbledon semi-final hammering by Venus Williams with a first round win in the Banka Koper Slovenia Open in Portoroz yesterday.
Dinara Safina went a small way towards erasing the memory of her Wimbledon semi-final hammering by Venus Williams with a first round win in the Banka Koper Slovenia Open in Portoroz yesterday.
The World No 1 eased past local wild-card Tadeja Majeric 6-0, 6-4 in her first match since her All-England Club ambitions were so ruthlessly exposed on Centre Court.
Sixth seed Lucie Safarova beat Great Britain's Katie O'Brien 6-4 6-4 but third seed Kaia Kanepi was a surprise loser, going down 6-1 6-2 to the impressive Olga Govortseva of Belarus.
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