Australian Open: Sania Mirza out of tournament, missed first round of doubles due to calf injury
- Sania took medical time out after the first set, but the injury did not rest.
- At the time she withdrew from the match, the Chinese pair had won one set 6-2 and were ahead 1-0 in the second.
- She had already withdrawn her name from the mixed doubles due to injury.
Sania Mirza bowed out of the Australian Open. She came on the court today in the first match of doubles with her Ukraine partner Nadia Kitchenock. They competed against the Chinese duo of Xinyun Han and Lin Xu. Sania’s calf injury emerged during the match itself, so she decided to leave the match midway. At the time she withdrew from the match, the Chinese pair had won one set 6–2 and were 1-0 in the second.
Sania was hurt in the right leg calf during practice. So she tied up in the match. He was having trouble playing it. Sania also took a medical time out after the first set. However, he still did not get rest. After losing the first game of the second set, he decided to withdraw.
Rohan Bopanna will now go into mixed doubles with Nadia Kitchennock
Earlier, Sania decided to withdraw from the mixed doubles of the Australian Open. He was to land with Rohan Bopanna. Now Bopanna will stake a claim with Nadia Kitchenock of Ukraine. The Indian tennis player, who returned to the tennis court after a break of two years, won the Hobart International tournament with Nadia only last week. They both defeated the Chinese pair of Zhang-Pang Shuai 6-4,6-4.
