Sania in third round of Australian Open, to meet Venus
Sania Mirza survived a scare to beat Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland and advance to the third round of the women's singles event in the Australian Open here on Thursday.
By PTI |
MELBOURNE: Sania Mirza survived a scare to beat Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland and advance to the third round of the women's singles event in the Australian Open here on Thursday.
In a battle lasting for one hour and 44 minutes, Sania got the better of Timea 6-1 4-6 7-5.
In the next round, Sania has the uphill task of taking on eighth-seeded Venus Williams of the USA. The American defeated Camille Pin of France 7-5 6-4 to book a berth in the third round.
Sania banked on the unforced errors of her opponent to wrap up the first set in style.
But Timea fought back strongly in the second set. Both the players committed an identical 17 unforced errors. However, Sania's three double faults pumped up the Swiss girl who unleashed 10 winners to draw parity.
In the keenly-contested decider, Sania approached the net more often and reduced her unforced errors to emerge victorious.
In a battle lasting for one hour and 44 minutes, Sania got the better of Timea 6-1 4-6 7-5.
In the next round, Sania has the uphill task of taking on eighth-seeded Venus Williams of the USA. The American defeated Camille Pin of France 7-5 6-4 to book a berth in the third round.
Sania banked on the unforced errors of her opponent to wrap up the first set in style.
But Timea fought back strongly in the second set. Both the players committed an identical 17 unforced errors. However, Sania's three double faults pumped up the Swiss girl who unleashed 10 winners to draw parity.
In the keenly-contested decider, Sania approached the net more often and reduced her unforced errors to emerge victorious.
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