First American woman is eliminated

The first of 15 U.S. women in the U.S. Open was eliminated this morning.

Asia Muhammad lost to Aravane Rezai, 6-2, 6-4.

Even though Muhammad was gone from the tournament before most of her competitors even broke a sweat, she wasn't discouraged.

"As long as you learn from every match, I think it's a good match," she said. "I don't feel too bad. I'm staying positive."

Besides, it was already a good day. She was more than pleased that her last name was correctly spelled on the tournament brackets. Typically, it's misspelled with an ed at the end.

"It was spelled wrong on my birth certificate because the lady didn't ask my mom how to spell it," she said. "We're in the process of fixing that now."