Sania Mirza's campaign at the Australian Open was cut short in the second round by Dutch teenager Michaella Krajicek at the Melbourne Park on Thursday.The 17-year-old Krajicek overcame an error-prone Sania 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and 21 minutes.
Sania, who looked rusty in her first round match where she beat qualifier Victoria Azarenka 7-6, 6-2 on Tuesday, had 35 unforced errors to her name and was let down by her forehand against Krajicek.
Both the players had a weak serve and there were as many as six service breaks in the first set, which Krajicek won 6-3 in 29 minutes.
Though the players traded breaks in the second set to level it at 5-5, Krajieck, ranked 11 places below the Indian, raised her level in the last two games. Sania faltered with the return of serve and then dished out a poor service game herself to hand the Dutch player the second set 7-5.
Krajicek, sister of former Wimbledon champion Richard, was better prepared going into the Australian Open as she won the WTA event in Hobart last week.
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