Sania crashes out of French Open

Paris: Sania Mirza lost in the first round of French Open on Tuesday. Russia's Anastasia Myskina continued her recent return to form with a 6-4 6-1 win over Sania Mirza in the first round. Myskina, the winner in 2004 and 10th seed this year, had too much experience for the world number 40. Myskina will now meet with Sandra Kloesel of Germany or Hungarian Melinda Czink in the second round. Related Stories Sania crashes out of French Open 'I love playing for India': Sania Sania, Shikha to play opening singles Sania rises to 37th in WTA rankings Nasdaq-100 Open: Sania-Ivanovic enter Round 2 More Sania Mirza News >> Apart from her win two years ago, Myskina has never been beyond the second round in Paris, but after taking a tight first set she was always in control. Runner-up in Istanbul last week, Myskina ripped through the second set with the loss of just one game to take her place in the second round. In the WTA Tour rankings released on Monday, Sania had slipped down two places to 40 in the singles but jumped two positions to 37 in the doubles.