India’s ace women tennis player Sania Mirza combined well with her American partner Bethanie Mattek to advance into the second round of the doubles event, after registerning a convincing6-3, 6-2 win over Poland’s Klaudia Jans and Gabriela Navratilova of Czech Republic, at the $2,100,000 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells on Wednesday.
The seventh seeded Indo-American pair faced no difficulty in overpowering their Pol-Czech opponents Klaudia Jans and Gabriela Navratilova.
Meanwhile, the Hyderabadi lass Sania, who is seeded 21 in the singles event, has been given a first-round bye. Sania now faces Ukranian Olga Savchuk in the second round.
Olga rallied her way to move into the second round with a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) scoreline as she outscored the stiff challenge put up by Russian Yaroslava Shvedova.
Sania has also taken the services of renowned coach Sven Groeneveld, who also coaches world No. 2 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia. Ivanovic has been given the top-billing in the women’s singles draw of the event.
In the other matches of the day, qualifier Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France outclassed American Lilia Osterloh 6-1, 6-2 to set up a date with fifth seed Maria Sharapova. The 2006 Indian Wells winner Sharapova, who also claimed her third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open earlier this year, had got a bye into the second round.
Russia’s Ekaterina Makarova defeated Meilen Tu of the United States 6-4, 6-2 to sail into the second round where she meets compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova.
First Round Results:
Singles: Ekaterina Makarova bt Meilen Tu 6-4, 6-2; Klara Zakopalova bt Maria Emila Salerni 6-4, 6-4; Zheng Jie bt Emilie Loit 6-0, 6-1; Tsvetana Pironkova bt Marta Domachowska 6-4, 6-2; Ashley Harkleroad bt Tatiana Perebiynis 6-2, 6-0; Akgul Amanmuradova bt Anastasia Rodionova 6-4, 6-3; Edina Gallovits bt Yvonne Meusburger 6-4, 2-6, 6-1; Mariya Koryttseva bt Nathalie Dechy 6-1, 6-4; Yan Zi bt Urszula Radwanska 2-6, 6-0, 6-2.
Angela Haynes bt Sara Errani 7-5, 6-2; Peng Shuai bt Tatjana Malek 6-4, 6-3; Olga Savchuk bt Yaroslava Shvedova 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(4); Jill Craybas bt Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 7-6(2), 6-4; Sofia Arvidsson bt Renata Voracova 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; Caroline Wozniacki bt Melinda Czink 6-2, 7-6(4).
Doubles: Bethanie Mattek & Sania Mirza bt Klaudia Jans & Gabriela Navratilova 6-3, 6-2.
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