Sania Mirza - Nuria Llagostera suffer first round exit from Japan WTA event

Tokyo: Sania Mirza and her Spanish partner Nuria Llagostera Vives made a shock first round exit from the Toray Pan Pacific Open after losing to Darija Jurak and Katalin Marosi, here.

The second seed Indo-Spanish pair lost 0-6, 6-4, 8-10 to the Croatian-Hungary combination in the first round of the USD 2,168,400 hard court event.

Sania and Nuria made a good comeback after being bageled in the opening set but lost the Super tie breaker to make an early exit from the tournament.
Sania Mirza - Nuria Llagostera suffer first round exit from Japan WTA event

They got just one ranking point each and shared USD 9150 in prize money.


Press Trust of India