By Jilawatan

Toronto: Sania Mirza failed to make the main draw of the Rogers Cup after she lost to Heidi El Tabakh in a three-set contest. The 23rd seed Sania went down 1-6, 6-3, 3-6 in the second and final qualifying round of the $2 million WTA event, Sunday.

By 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.