PARIS, June 2 (UPI) -- No. 1-ranked Dinara Safina won eight of the 10 final games Tuesday and escaped the quarterfinals with a three-set win at the French Open in Paris.
Safina lost just five games in her first four French Open matches this year but ran into trouble right away before getting past ninth-seeded Victoria Azarenka, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2.