Sania keen to set record straight against Dementieva

Sania Mirza is undaunted by the tough draw handed out to her at the Wimbledon Grand Slam and hopes to do one-set better than last time when she takes on seventh seed Elena Dementieva in the singles opening round.

"Obviously, this is a very tough first round and the problem with playing a top-10 player is that unless you play at your best, they have the capacity to humiliate you on court," Sania said.

The Russian beat the 19-year old Indian 5-7 6-4 6-4 the last and only time they met at Indian Wells earlier this year.

The Hyderabadi lass is keen to set that 0-1 head-to-head record straight against Dementieva.

"She is one of the hardest strikers of the ball that I have ever played against. I played a very tight three-setter against her last time and I hope to give a good account myself this time," Sania said.

The teenager caused ripples on her maiden appearance at Wimbledon last year when she gave Svetlana Kuznetsova a run for her money before going down in the second round.

"I hope to make it as memorable as my last year," she said.

The preparations have not gone exactly according to plans, though.

Although she reached the third round at the DFS Classic - her best performance of the season - a fortnight back, a lack of communication saw her land in Don Bosch, Holland, last week instead of slugging it out against the cream of women's tennis at Eastbourne in London. (PTI)