ARTICLE 19

SERENA, SAFIN WIN IN THE RAIN


Serena Willams, Marat Safin and justin Henin were among the winners on a rainy first day at Roland Garros. Her first French open match since 2004 hardly went according to plan at the outset Sunday, and Williams kept grimacing as each shaky shot shot helped her 91 st ranked opponent race ahead by a set and a service break.I often get
upset. i usually just hide it, but i guess i didn't do too well hiding it today; Williams said after improving to 30-0 in the first round of Grand Slam tournaments. When Williams fellbehind 5-2 by dumping a forehead into the net for one of her 26 unforced errors in the first set- eight more than in the last two sets combined. So Pironkova still has never been beyond the second round at a major , and Willaims still has never lost in the first round at a major.