Out in 2nd Round

Sania Mirza’s quest for 2006 Australian Open glory ended prematurely when she lost to Michaella Krajicek of Netherlands 6-3, 7-5 in the second round today.

Sania reached the third round in 2005 and then put up a creditatable performance against the eventual winner Serena Williams. Sania can still hope to salvage some pride when she teams up with her American partner Corina Morariu to face Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia and Amelie Mauresmo of France in the first round match of the doubles tournament to be played later today.