Upcoming Indian Tennis star Sania Mirza got defeated by Daniela Hantuchova in the first round of the Sydney International on Monday.

Daniela Hantuchova maintained her composure to claim the first set against World No. 34 Sania Mirza, was not ready to give up.

The second set saw Daniela Hantuchova struggling against Sania Mirza, as she served well and Sania’s trademark power-packed forehand had Daniela in a spot of bother. Hantuchova managed to win only two games before loosing the set to Sania Mirza and aloowed the match to a decider.

However, Daniela Hantuchova proved her superiority by giving a tough time to Sania Mirza. The Indian teenager finally exhausted and lost to Slovakian beauty Daniela Hantuchova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2.

Daniela Hantuchova will meet third seed Patty Schnyder in the second round of the Australian Open lead-up tournament.

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