By Jilawatan

Sania Mirza conceded her first round singles match of the qualifying event of the $ 600,000 Aegon International in Eastbourne after suffering a hip-strain.

The Indian ace was trailing 4-6 2-3 against Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania on Sunday when she opted out of the contest.

By Jilawatan

Sania Mirza’s doubles campaign in the $600,000 Aegon International in Eastbourne ended in the first round when she and Taipei partner Chia-Jung Chuang lost 5-7, 4-6 to fourth seeded Australian pair of Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs.

By Jilawatan

In the Wimbledon ladies’ singles, India’s Sania Mirza has been drawn to play against Germany’s World No. 51 AnnaLena Groenefeld in the first round.

In doubles, Sania and her Taipei partner ChiaJung Chuang, seeded 15th, will take on the unseeded American pair of Jill Craybas and Carly Gullickson.