Safina stunned by first-round exit

Former world number one Dinara Safina suffered a shock first-round loss to Kimiko Date Krumm at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, United States.

Safina, now down at 35 in the rankings and a wild card here, had served for the match in the second set before crashing to lose 4-6 7-6 (7/0) 6-2 to the 39-year-old Japanese competitor.