Sania slips to 34th in rankings

New Delhi, Jan. 30 (PTI): Sania Mirza slipped two places to be 34th in the latest WTA Tour rankings announced today after the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament.

Sania, who was seeded 32nd in the season’s first Grand Slam Down Under, lost in the second round to Michaela Krajicek of the Netherlands.

The loss, combined with her first round exit in a WTA event in Sydney the preceding week, saw the 19-year old from Hyderabad go down in the rating list.

Sania, who took lessons from elite coach Tony Roche before the start of the season, warmed up alongside top players in an exibition event at Hong Kong.

Sania, who played with tendinitis during the Australian Open, is next scheduled to play in Paris in a USD 600,000 WTA tour event next week.