Two-time French Open runner-up Dinara Safina of Russia lost in the first round at Roland Garros on Tuesday, falling to Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
The 39-year-old Date Krumm, who came out of a 12-year retirement in 2008, became the second oldest woman to win a match at Roland Garros in the Open era after Virginia Wade in 1985.
"I'm really happy. I tried my best," Date Krumm said after the French crowd gave her a standing ovation.
Date Krumm is playing at the clay-court …
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