Sania meets Meghann Shaughnessy in Acura Classic opener

New Delhi, July 31 (UNI) Sania Mirza will kick off her Acura Classic Open campaign against American Meghann Shaughnessy in the first round of the 1,340,000 dollar WTA Tier I event at San Diego, California.

Ranked 44th, the Indian teen didn't have a great season so far this year and Sania would be hoping to better her records in her preferred surface, hard court.

Sania has been in better form in doubles in recent times and the Hyderabadi tennis ace, who partners South African Liezel Huber, will look forward to continue the good work here as well.

In their first round match, the Indo-African pair will take on the unseeded Canadian Maurin Drake and her Slovak partner Tina Krizan.

It's going to be all-star field at Acura Classic with six of the world's top 10 players, including defending champion Mary Pierce, vying for top honours.

Other star players in the fray include World number two Kim Clijsters, Russian quintet of Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva, besides comeback queen Martina Hingis.

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