Kolkata, Sep 17: India's numero uno player Sania Mirza would begin her campaign at the USD 175,000 WTA Sunfeast Open by taking on qualifier Rushmi Chakravarthi in the first round.
Sania, the fifth seed, would meet the winner of the opening round clash between Russian Galina Voskoboeva and German Sandra Kloeel in the second round.
Veteran Tamil Nadu girl Chakravarthi made the cut for the main draw by accounting for compatriot Tara Iyer 7-5 6-4 in the second round of the qualifying tournament earlier in the day.
Sania, who arrived here last night, had a two-and-half hour practice session in the morning and followed it up with another tune-up session in the evening.
Local players Manoj Sewa, Vinod Sewa and Akshay Bajoria donned the mantle of hitting partner.
Despite Sania's downward performance graph, former Davis Cup coach Akhtar Ali felt that she was now an improved player.
"Both movement-wise and physically, she looks better," Akhtar, who watched Sania's morning practice routine, told PTI.
Sunday, September 17, 2006
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