Sania-Schiavone bow out of Cincinnati Open
August 12th, 2009By Jilawatan
Sania Mirza and her Italian partner Francesca Schiavone crashed out of the doubles event of the USD two million Cincinnati Open following a straight set defeat against top seeds Cara Black and Lizel Huber.
The unseeded Indo-Italian pair lost 4-6 3-6 to the Zimbabwean-American combination in one hour and 14 minutes in the second round of the WTA event.
Sania Mirza squandered a one-set lead to lose to 13th seed Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia in the singles semi-final of the Aegon Classic, thus missing an opportunity to play her second final of the year.