Sania drops to 54 in the rankings

Sania Mirza's poor singles form has seen her drop out of the top-50 in the latest WTA Rankings. The 19-year-old slipped 10 places to 54 in the rankings released on Monday.

Sania Mirza, who is in a wretched form, has struggled this year and is finding it diificult to establish herself at the top level after a dream start last year. Sania Mirza, winner of Best newcomer award for 2005, had a great first year on tour as she leapfrogged from 350+ in the rankings to top 50 last year but has failed to show the same form this year. Sania who was ousted in the 2nd round last week at the Tier IV Forest Hills tournament has 424 ranking points. However Sania was able to hold on to her highest ever doubles ranking of 28 position with 971 points.

Sania has a tough first round encounter at the US open against Karolina Sprem. With this drop, Sania has now dropped three places below her first round US open opponent 51st ranked Sprem.