The 20-year-old from
, who once again had heavy strapping around her right knee, was no match early on for the power-hitting of the No.7 seed and she ceded the first set in just 23 minutes. Hyderabad She steadied the ship by holding her serve after a marathon opening game to the second set and shook Ivanovic at times with some of her trademark bludgeoning forehands.
She grabbed the vital break of serve she needed after forcing Mirza on to the back foot from where she slapped a despairing forehand long.
Sania started the tournament having entered in the top 50 of WTA ranking. French Open 2007 is the third appearance of Sania Mirza in French Open Tennis Tournament. However, in her early two attempts, she could not make it to the second round. So, from this point of view, Sania’s performance was not bad in French Open 2007. However, Sania Mirza can expect something bigger in the women’s doubles and mixed doubles of French Open 2007. In the mixed doubles, Sania will pair with Fabrice Santoro. So let’s see how far this Indian tennis star can go in the women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
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