Pacific Life Open: Sania Advances to 3rd Round

Sania advanced to the third round of the $2.1 million Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells (California, US) defeating Olga Savchuk of Ukraine in a tough three-setter.

Sania lost the opening set Friday night but came back strongly to register a 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Savchuk who is way behind Sania in the rankings at the 96th position.

Sania, currently ranked 32nd and seeded 21 in this tournament, had received a bye in the first round.

In the doubles draw, Sania and her American partner Bethanie Mattek are seeded seventh and the duo is set to face Tatiana Poutchek of Belarus and Russian Anastasia Rodionova in the second round.