SPORTS

Sania in quarter-finals of Family Circle Cup

Source:PTI
April 08, 2011 14:52 IST

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza advanced to the quarter-finals of the Family Circle Cup WTA tournament in Charleston, US, with a straight-set victory over Sabine Lisicki of Germany.

Sania, who made it to the main draw through the qualifying rounds, beat the German wild card entrant 6-4, 6-4 in the second round singles match of the US $721,000 prize-money clay court event.

She now meets 11th seed Shuai Peng of China.

Peng upset seventh seed Russian Nadia Petrova 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in another second round match.

Sania has also reached the quarter-finals in the doubles event with partner Elena Vesnina of Russia.

The unseeded Indo-Russian duo had pulled off a big upset, ousting second seeds and strong contenders Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond in straight sets in the first round.

In the doubles quarter-finals, they will take on the Russian-Australian combination of Alla Kudryavtseva and Anastasia Rodionova.

Photograph: Getty Images

Source: PTI
© Copyright 2024 PTI. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of PTI content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent.

Recommended by Rediff.com

NEXT ARTICLE

NewsBusinessMoviesSportsCricketGet AheadDiscussionLabsMyPageVideosCompany Email