Sania bow out in doubles

Sania Mirza, partnering South Africa's Liezel Huber, crashed out of doubles at the J P Morgan Chase Open women's tennis event in Los Angeles after a first round loss to Ana Ivanovic of Serbia and Russia's Maria Kirilenko in straight sets today.

Sania and Huber lost 7-6 (2) 6-2 to the wild card entrants of the USD 600,000 Tier II event on the WTA Tour.

The 19-year old Indian had a enjoyed series of good results in doubles recently that included a final appearance in Cincinnati Open and also made it to the quarterfinal of Acura Classic last week.

Sania will take on Jelena Jankovic, World no. 29, of Serbia and Montenegro in the singles first round later today.

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