Sania out of Japan Open
Osaka (Japan) |Saturday, 2009 8:05:22 PM IST
 

Sania Mirzas fine run at the WTA Japan Open tennis came to an end after she lost 2-6, 1-6 to fourth seeded Francesca Schiavone in the semi-finals here Saturday.

This was the third time that Sania lost to the Italian, who is ranked 26 in the world.

Sania, a former top-30 player who is currently ranked No.61, had taken out No.5 seed Shahar Peer and No.2 seed Marion Bartoli to reach the semi-finals of the $220,000 event.

She was seeking her second final of the year, having been runner-up at Pattaya City in February.

Schiavone took less than an hour to defeat the unseeded Sania, breaking serve four times and never facing a break point herself.

"I served well and was aggressive right to the end," Schiavone said.

"As I didn't have a match yesterday (Friday), I spent the afternoon walking the city and everywhere I saw new things. I enjoy learning things about the culture here. I went to karaoke and then a nice meal. The people here are really nice."

In the final, Schiavone will face Australian Samantha Stosur, the No.3 seed who upset top-seeded Danish Caroline Wozniacki 6-0, 4-6, 6-4.

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( 205 Words)

2009-10-17-18:49:59 (IANS)

 

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