Sania in Final

Sania Mirza crushed the
challenge of Alexa Glatch
of the United States in
the semi-final of the
Forest Hills Women's
Tennis Classic in New
York to advance into her
2nd WTA final on Friday.
The 18-year-old, seeded
third, beat Glatch 6-4,
6-4 to enter the final of
Tier IV event without
dropping a set.

Glatch, who had shocked
top-seed and Sania's
nemesis Akiko Morigami
in the first round, gave the Indian a tough fight as she made her toil
for points. But Sania remained unfazed by the heroics of the American
teenager as she proved her supremacy by wrapping the first set 6-4.
The script did not see any change in the next set as Sania put an end to
Glatch's dream run with a clinical 6-4 win to pocket the match and fix up
a date with Safarova in the finals.

Sania, the highest remaining seed, will meet Lucie Safarova of the Czech
Republic in the final on Saturday. Unseeded Safarova, ranked 65th, beat
compatriot Iveta Benesova 2-6, 6-1, 6-4.

The champion will pocket US $ 22,000.