Sania Mirza is ranked outside the top 100 in the world, but even the best on the circuit know that the Indian is no pushover.

Sania’s second round match against Russian 10th seed Nadia Petrova on Wednesday at the Australian Open promises to be a thriller.

I must admit it was a relief to see Sania Mirza not only back in action, but back in contention and actually proving a point. I can say without any doubt that, yes, our champ is back to her old self.

Sania Mirza breezed into the second round of the Australian Open tournament by getting the better of Marta Domachowhska. The Indian dominated throughout and an improved serve saw her easily overcome the challenge put forth by Marta.

The Hyderabadi girl served with consistency and hit attacking groundstrokes to outplay her opponent, ranked 61 in the world, 6-1, 6-4.

Sania Mirza successively entered third round of year’s first grand slam- Australian Open after beating a Swiss player Timea Bacsinszky. To beat her, Sania had to struggle for three sets. The match lasted for hour and 44 minutes.

New Delhi, Jan 19 : Eighth seed Venus Williams survived her toughest test at the Australian Open to beat Sania Mirza 7-6 6-4 and reach the fourth round today.

Sania put up a brave fight in the first set, making Williams sweat for every point.