Sania Mirza's victory caravan halts abruptly at a speed breaker called Anna Chakvetadze and, after the US Open third round loss, the Indian ace is scratching her head over how to clear the obstacle off her way in future.
Sania was tamed by Chakvetadze 6-2, 6-3 at the Flushing Meadows yesterday and it was the fourth time in her career that the Hyderabadi fell to the World No.6 Russian meekly.
"I find it very hard to play her. She is very hard for a lot of players. I had to do something different. I didn't change it up enough," Sania said after her US Open dream came crashing down.
In the tune-up to the season-ending Grand Slam, Sania was in great form and defeated four top-20 players. But every time she met Chakvetadze, the story unfolded with the same script.
Sania lost to the 20-year-old Russian in the finals at Stanford, in semifinals in Cincinnati and in the last-four encounter at Hobart in January.
So far, in all the four meetings, Sania has been able to win just one set.
"You have to find a way to win. There are very few Grand Slam champions and finalists. That's our target. We are trying to get there," Sania said.
Sania was tamed by Chakvetadze 6-2, 6-3 at the Flushing Meadows yesterday and it was the fourth time in her career that the Hyderabadi fell to the World No.6 Russian meekly.
"I find it very hard to play her. She is very hard for a lot of players. I had to do something different. I didn't change it up enough," Sania said after her US Open dream came crashing down.
In the tune-up to the season-ending Grand Slam, Sania was in great form and defeated four top-20 players. But every time she met Chakvetadze, the story unfolded with the same script.
Sania lost to the 20-year-old Russian in the finals at Stanford, in semifinals in Cincinnati and in the last-four encounter at Hobart in January.
So far, in all the four meetings, Sania has been able to win just one set.
"You have to find a way to win. There are very few Grand Slam champions and finalists. That's our target. We are trying to get there," Sania said.
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