[exsmoker]

Dinara is playing her first tournament as #1 ranked player this week. I've looked up how others fared in the same circumstances.


ATP


Ilie Nastase - 1973 USO R64
John Newcombe - June 1974 Nottingham R16
Jimmy Connors - July 1974 Indianapolis W
Bjorn Borg - 1977 USO R16
John McEnroe - March 1980 Frankfurt DEF
Ivan Lendl - March 1983 Brussels W
Mats Wilander - September 1988 Palermo W
Stefan Edberg - August 1990 Long Island W
Boris Becker - February 1991 Brussels SF
Jim Courier - February 1992 Brussels RU
Pete Sampras - April 1993 Hong Kong W
Andre Agassi - April 1995 Tokyo RU
Thomas Muster - February 1996 Dubai 1st round
Marcelo Rios - 1998 TMS Cincinnati 1st round
Carlos Moya - 1999 TMS Miami R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov- 1999 TMS Rome R16
Patrick Rafter - none played
Marat Safin - 2000 TMC SF
Gustavo Kuerten - 2001 AO R64
Lleyton Hewitt - 2002 AO 1st round
Juan Carlos Ferrero - September 2003 Bangkok RU
Andy Roddick - 2003 TMC SF
Roger Federer - February 2004 Rotterdam QF
Rafael Nadal - 2008 USO SF

WTA

Chris Evert - January 1976 Austin W
Evonne Goolagong Cawley - none played
Martina Navratilova – 1978 USO SF
Tracy Austin – April 1980 Hilton Head W
Steffi Graf - 1987 USO RU
Monica Seles - March 1991 Miami W
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario - March 1995 Indian Wells SF
Martina Hingis - April 1997 Hilton Head W
Lindsay Davenport - October 1998 Zurich W
Jennifer Capriati – October 2001 Zurich SF
Venus Williams – May 2002 Hamburg RU
Serena Williams – August 2002 Los Angeles QF
Kim Clijsters – August 2003 Toronto 2nd round
Justine Henin – January 2004 Sydney W
Amelie Mauresmo - October 2004 Filderstadt RU
Maria Sharapova - September 2005 Beijing SF
Ana Ivanovic – 2008 Wimbledon R32
Jelena Jankovic – 2008 Beijing Olympics QF
Dinara Safina – April 2009 Stuttgart ???