Tough draw for Sania
India’s Sania Mirza has a tough draw on hand in the star-studded $585,000 Dubai Open where she opens her challenge against world number 34 Jelena Kostanic of Croatia on Monday.
If she manages to cross the first hurdle, Sania, one of the three wild card entrants, would run into US Open champion and fourth seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in the second round. The 18-year old, who announced her arrival in the circuit reaching the third round of the Australian Open, has already made it clear that her immediate aim was to win the first game.
“It’s a big tournament for me and a big opportunity after Australia. Let’s just hope I can give my best and see what comes,” she said.