Sania advances to 2nd round of Australian Open

Melbourne, Jan 19 (PTI) Indian tennis sensation Sania
Mirza survived a late onslaught from world number 61 Marta
Domachowhska in her 6-1 6-4 win in the first round of the
ladies singles of the Australian Open here Monday.

Sania raced away with the first set in just 25 minutes,
breaking the Polish player thrice.

The Indian led 2-0 in the second set before Marta stepped
on the gas, winning four games on the trot, breaking Sania in
the third and fifth games.

From a comfortable 2-0, Sania found herself trailing 2-4
in no time.

Under pressure, the 22-year-old Hyderabadi got her act
together and went on to win the next four games to seal the
issue.

Sania broke Marta in the eighth and 10th games in the
process.

Sania had lost to Marta in 2003 in their first meeting
and now the face-to-face record stands 1-1. PTI