BEIJING, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Dinara Safina and No. 3-ranked Venus Williams were eliminated in second-round play Monday at the $4.5 million China Open in Beijing.
It was the second consecutive week Safina and Williams were dismissed in the early rounds. They were beaten in second-round matches in Tokyo last week after receiving first-round byes and have both lost three of their last four matches.