Sania will now be on her way up: Hingis

Sania Mirza may have lost comprehensively to Martina hingis at the Sunfeast Open today, but the Swiss Miss feels that the Indian would now be back on her way up after a good performance at the USD 175,000 WTA Tour event here.

"Sania has had a tough year. But overall she has done very well in the tournament. I think she will now be back on her way up," Hingis said after her 6-1 6-0 defeat of the 19-year old in the semifinal.

Sania, on the other hand, said she was happy with her performance in the Tier 3 event.

"I had a good week. I played three good matches and one bad match (against Hingis)," she said.

Sania, who finished 2005 at 34 on the WTA computer, saw her ranking plummet to 70 prior to this tournament.

Hingis, who wrapped up the match in only 58 minutes, felt that the result was not a just reflection of how the match went.

"The match was much closer than what the scoreline suggests. She is a great player and has a great future. I hope to play against her again in the coming days," the Swiss Miss said.