India’s no.1 woman’s singles player Sania Mirza ranked at 32 has been ousted by Tatiana Golovan of France in straight sets 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the ongoing Gaz de France open.The match which many considered to be a clash of the two teenage sensations turned out to be a one sided affair with Sania losing to an opponent 8 ranks higher than her in the WTA rankings.
Mirza’s weak service game was broken when Golovan was leading 5-4 in the opening set. Unperturbed the Indian tried to fight her way back into the match by breaking her opponent’s first service game of the second set.
It did seem as if Sania would be able to turn the tables, but that was not the case as Golovan won the next five games in a row and took the match out of Sania’s reach.
Mirza’s weak second serve seems to be a major deterrent on her way into the top rankings. In the fourth open draw in the US open when Sania faced Maria Sharapova the same weakness was observed.
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