Sania Mirza sizzled for a while before running out of steam as Ukranian Alona Bondarenko tamed the Indian in the second round of the $600,000 Pilot Pen tennis tournament at New Haven.The game lasted for one and half hours.She did not drop a single game in the second set but eventually crashed out of the game with a 3-6,6-0,3-6 defeat.
Bondarenko played well in the first set and easily took the game.However in the second set Sania hit back with vengeance and broke her opponent thrice in the second to force the decider.The third set however turned out in favour of Bondarenko as she displayed some excellent strokes and took early control of the game.She tightened her grip over the set by breaking the Indian twice to pocket the set and also the match.
However in doubles ,Sania and her partner Mara Sanagelo reached the quarter finals in women's double after they beat the American pair of Corina Morariu and Meghann Shaughnessy.They won the game by 6-4,7-5.
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