Sania and Shuai lose a tough first round

Sania Mirza and Shuai Zhang of China went down fighting 4-6, 6-3, [15-13] to the third seeds from Japan, Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara in the doubles first round of the $8,150,470 WTA tennis tourname

Sania Mirza and Shuai Zhang of China went down fighting 4-6, 6-3, [15-13] to the third seeds from Japan, Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara in the doubles first round of the $8,150,470 WTA tennis tournament here.

The pair collected 10 WTA points and $16,870.

In the $25,000 ITF women’s event in Redding, Y. Pranjala reached the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Maria Kozyreva of Russia.