Safina stumbles in Tokyo

November 8, 2018

Safina stumbles in Tokyo

Originally published on: 26/02/10 12:50

The 23-year-old Russian, who received a bye in the first round, was eliminated by qualifier Chang Kai-Chen of Chinese Taipei.

Safina, who beat Svetlana Kuznetsova in last year’s final, served for the match in the third set but handed her opponent a break with a double fault. Chang eventually won 7-6 (7/5) 4-6 7-5.

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By Tim Farthing

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