Bangkok, Oct 13 (PTI) Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza's glorious run was today cut short when she retired hurt in the second round of USD 200,000 WTA Thailand Open tennis tournament here.
The fifth seed Indian was trailing 5-7 against Meng Yuan of China when she suffered lower back strain and threw in the towel before the start of the second set.
The Indian climbed up to her career-best 31st rank in the latest WTA singles list after she had reached the semifinals of a WTA event in Tokyo last week where she lost to third seeded Tatiana Golovin of France 2-6 4-6.
The Bangkok tour was Sania's last assignment before her scheduled break of around a month.
The 18-year-old had defeated Slovakia's Henrieta Nagyova 6-1 4-6 6-0 in the first round on Tuesday.
In the doubles also, Sania, partnering Sahar Peer of Israel, made it to the second round after beating America's Carly Gullickson and Abigali Spears in straight sets 6-2 7-6 (3) yesterday. PTI
Thursday, October 13, 2005
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