Sania at the US Open

As the US Open begins tonight (August 28), India's Sania Mirza hopes to regain her form in the last grand slam of the year. Sania Mirza will begin her campaign at the US Open later tonight against 50th ranked Karolina Sprem. The Indian teenage tennis sensation sits four steps below her first round US Open opponent and is hoping to regain her form in the last grand slam of the year.

Last year, the US Open proved to be the high point in the career of Sania Mirza. The 19 year old had reached the 4th round of the Open. That capped of a super year for Sania that began with a 3rd round exit at the Australian Open and a second round place at the Wimbledon.

Which in turn saw Sania's singles ranking climb to 31 in the world. She became the toast of the town. But since then, battles with form and injury have seen the ranking drop. After being at ranked 37 at the start of the year and then ranked 41 around the French Open and currently at 54, Sania seems to be losing out.

Expressing his views, Vijay Amritraj said:" Wins and losses come very frequently. We can't monitor every week in and week out. She is a very young girl with lot of good years ahead of her. I think, the most important thing is that she has to stay physically fit to work on her weaknesses in co-ordination with her coach."

This year, Sania begins her US Open campaign with a match up against the marginally higher ranked Karolina Sprem. She will be hoping that the open once again proves lucky as she struggles to get back to top billing.