Sania Mirza's fine run at the WTA Japan Open tennis came to an end after she lost 2-6, 1-6 to fourth seeded Francesca Schiavone in the semi-finals here on Saturday
Sania Mirza's fine run at the WTA Japan Open tennis came to an end after she lost 2-6, 1-6 to fourth seeded Francesca Schiavone in the semi-finals here on Saturday.
This was the third time that Sania lost to the Italian, ranked 26 in the world.
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Schiavone took less than an hour to defeat the unseeded Indian, breaking serve four times and never facing a break point herself.
"I served well and was aggressive right to the end," said Schiavone.u00a0
In the final, Schiavone will face Australian No 3 seed Samantha Stosur.