Last year’s French Open runner-up, Dinara Safina, has been defeated in the opening round of this year’s tournament.
Safina, still on the comeback trail from a debilitating back injury, was bested by 39-year-old Kimiko Date Krumm in three sets on day three at Roland Garros.
The Russian took the first set against Date Krumm before the world No. 72 worked her way back into the match to record a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 victory over last year’s runner up in her first appearance in the main draw of the French Open since 1996, when she reached the fourth round.
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