<p>Sania's 1-6 7-6 (7) 6-7 (5) defeat after two hours and 20 minutes battle at the packed centre court means that she won't compete in the main draw of the USD 220,000 event.<br />Sania shrugged off a sluggish start to regroup and challenge her German opponent with some good overall game.Sania overcame an early break of serve in the second set which she stretched to the tie-break and levelled the scores.<br /><br />The third set also went the full distance with Sania having an upper hand with a 5-2 lead in the tie-breaker but nerves got the better of him and the Indian lost it.An unforced error by Sania at five-all handed the German her first match point and she converted that without that any fuss.Sania came into the tournament after a singles title win at the Dubai WTA event and today's defeat also ended her seven-match win streak.</p>
<p>Sania's 1-6 7-6 (7) 6-7 (5) defeat after two hours and 20 minutes battle at the packed centre court means that she won't compete in the main draw of the USD 220,000 event.<br />Sania shrugged off a sluggish start to regroup and challenge her German opponent with some good overall game.Sania overcame an early break of serve in the second set which she stretched to the tie-break and levelled the scores.<br /><br />The third set also went the full distance with Sania having an upper hand with a 5-2 lead in the tie-breaker but nerves got the better of him and the Indian lost it.An unforced error by Sania at five-all handed the German her first match point and she converted that without that any fuss.Sania came into the tournament after a singles title win at the Dubai WTA event and today's defeat also ended her seven-match win streak.</p>