By Jilawatan

Sania Mirza’s cruising in WTA Japan Open came to an end after she was crushed by fourth seed World No. 26 Francesca Schiavone in Osaka for a 2-6, 1-6 on Saturday.

This stresses that she lost all the three encounters with the Italian player.

Sania had taken over Shahar Peer and Marian Bartoli to reserve her berth in the semi finals. This is the third time Sania played in the semi finals of a WTA event.

The Indian has grabbed 130 ranking points and USD 10,200 as prize money for her brilliant effort through the week in the USD 220,000 hard court event.

Sania could not play the way she did against Peer and Bartoli, who had retired mid-way due to a shoulder injury, and lost her semifinal within an hour.