Sabine Lisicki Vs Sania Mirza in Texas Tennis Open

Monday, August 22nd, 2011 at 12:15 pm , filed under Other Tournaments by Alan Kyle

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The World No. 22 ranked Sabine Lisicki of Germany will take on Sania Mirza of India in the opening round of the Texas Tennis Open at Dallas on Monday 22nd August at 22:35 GMT.

The 21-year-old Sabine Lisicki has been playing consistently well in this season, where has reached the quarter final at Mercury Insurance Open and semi final at the Bank of the West Classic. She fell in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters to Shahar Peer of Israel in straight sets on last week.

The German star Lisicki has defeated top seeds in this season, Agnieszka Radwanska Samantha Stosur and also aiming to win the Texas Tennis title, ahead of the US Open event this month.

The 24-year-old Sania Mirza has been struggling with her form. She fell in the first round of the Citi Open and Mercury Insurance Open in this season. She also defeated in the opening round of the Wimbledon championship by Frenchwomen Virginie Razzano in three sets.

Both the players are meeting for the third occasion, where Lisicki and Mirza lead with a 1-1 win-loss head-to-head record. The pair has last faced at Charleston WTA Premier Event, as Mirza won the match in straight sets with a 6-4 and 6-4. The odds favors to German star will win the match in straight sets and move into the second round of the Texas Tennis Open at Dallas.

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