The only thought flowing through defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova was probably her countrywoman, Dinara Safina. Safina, last year runner-up, lost yesterday and Kuznetsova saw the exit down earlier in her match.
Going up against Andrea Petkovic, the Russian saved four match points to advance to the third round. Kuznetsova was down 0-40 on Petkovic's serve and worked hard to get the break back.
She had trouble serving out the match but did it on her fourth match point in the third set. Kuznetsova is still alive...but for how long?