Sania in third round of U.S. Open
Posted by Z on August 30th, 2007
The U.S. hard court season keeps getting better for India’s Sania Mirza who has now made the third round of the final grand slam of the year in Flushing Meadows. Sania beat Laura Granville of the U.S. in straight sets. Granville is currently ranked 60th in the world; 30 places below the Indian. And Granville is no rookie, she was ranked as high as no.9 in 2003. You have to hand it to Mirza, she is continuing to justify her rank, and beats lower ranked players with regularity these days.
Up next- Anna Chakvetadze, the Russian youngster who has already defeated Sania twice this season. Chakvetadze first beat Sania in the Cincinnati Open semifinals and then again two weeks later in the final at Stanford. After quarterfinal appearences in both the Australian and French Opens, Chakvetadze is looking good for a final four appearence at the U.S. Open. Unless, Sania has something to say about that!