Sania out of Pattaya Open

Pattaya, Feb. 11 -- Sania Mirza's campaign in the singles of the WTA Pattaya Open tennis ended on Friday with her 5-7, 3-6 quarterfinal defeat to Chinese Taipei qualifier Su-Wei Hsieh. The Indian, however, kept alive her title hopes by making the semifinals of the doubles. Sania, ranked 111, went down to talented Su-Wei in 80 minutes. But in the doubles, she paired with her Australian partner Anastasia Rodionova to beat local girls Varatchaya and Varunya Wongteanchai 6-4, 6-3 in the last-eight stage match. The top-seeded pair maintained their domination in the match. They now face third seeds Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan and Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan. Published by HT Syndication with permission from The South Asian Times. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com