Serena loses Opener at Italian Open !

Serena williams should watch her mouth from now i suppose. Days after she claimed that "She was the real no.1 and not Safina", she has lost in a first round match up in the Italian open against Patty Schnyder 6-2, 2-6, 6-1

We all know who the real No. 1 is,” Williams said Monday. “Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world.”. (Read more on This!)

Earlier, Dinara Safina, the player who overtook the top spot from Williams, bumped off Virginie Razzano 7-6 (1), 6-1. . After Serena's comments and her defeat, Safina had something to say to the media,

“It’s not luck,” Safina said Monday. “Nobody gave it to me—I proved it. I played two Grand Slam finals, and last year I won four titles … so I think I belong to this, because this doesn’t come out of sky.”

Defending champion Jelena Jankovic and French Open champion Ana Ivanovic all advanced to the third round, as play was disrupted by rain and went late into the night
In other matches, Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-3, 6-3, and Nadia Petrova beat Carla Suarez Navarro 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Caroline Wozniacki, Flavia Pennetta and Kaia Kanepi also advanced, while 11th-seeded Marion Bartoli and Alize Cornet were both upset.

The 13th-seeded Cornet, last year’s runner up, lost 6-4, 6-1 to Kateryna Bondarenko, and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez beat Bartoli 6-1, 7-5.