Sania Mirza knocked out of French Open Sania Mirza knocked out of French Open

India’s Sania Mirza was knockedout of the French Open after a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) defeat to Kazakhstan’s GalinaVoskoboeva in a rain-hit first-

India’s Sania Mirza returns a ball during the French Open tournament at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. (AFP Photo)
round match on Tuesday.

Mirza, theworld number 95 and reigning Australian Open mixed doubles champion, held tolove in an emphatic opening service game before the heavens opened, forcing theplayers off with the score 1-1.

The 22-year-old surrendered herserve in the first game after the rain delay and spurned two chances to breakback in game six, letting another two break points slip by at 4-3 down asVoskoboeva, 24, closed out the set.

The players exchanged breakstwice in the second set before Russia-born Voskoboeva, the world number 81, tookadvantage of her opponent’s misfiring serve to clinch victory in the tie-break,sealing her win with an ace.

Mirza became the first female Indianplayer to earn in excess of one million US dollars in 2008, despite a seasondisrupted by a recurring wrist injury that caused her to miss last year’s FrenchOpen.

Her mixed doubles success in Melbourne this year, with partnerMahesh Bhupathi, made her the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title.

Voskoboeva will play Russian seventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova inround two.

Source:TOI