By Xinhua
Toronto : Ninth seed Dinara Safina was forced to play three sets before reaching the second round at the Toronto Cup before rallying to tame Frenchwoman Camille Pin 7-6, 3-6, 7-5.
Trailing 4-1 in the third set, Safina swept the next four games to claw her way back before disposing of the 91st-ranked Frenchwoman Monday.
Safina’s victory completed a perfect day for the seeded players with all six in action advancing to the second round.
Patty Schnyder had a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 win over Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues. Twelfth seed Tatiana Golovin of France advanced with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Ukraine’s Julia Vakulenko, but Israel’s Shahar Peer had a tougher passage, the 11th seed battling past Dutchwoman Michaella Krajicek 7-5, 7-6.
Slovenia’s Katarina Srebotnik was also made to work for her place in the second round, the 14th seed dropping the first set before roaring back to register a 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 victory.
Czech 16th seed Lucie Safarova also needed three sets to dispose of Uzbekistan’s Varvara Lepchenko 6-4, 6-7, 6-1.