Mirza to face nemesis in third round at US Open

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Sania Mirza

NEW YORK, Aug 31 (AFP): India's Sania Mirza advanced to the third round of the US Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory Thursday over US veteran Laura Granville, booking a revenge match against Russian nemesis Anna Chakvetadze.
Mirza, seeded 26th, blasted six aces and 33 winners past the 60th-ranked American but the 20-year-old prodigy made 33 unforced errors and let two match points slip through her hands before finishing off Granville after 82 minutes.
"Once you miss a match point or two, you start thinking every time you have one. That's when the mental strength comes in," Mirza said.
"It's about the things you deal with growing up. You are fighting the odds all the time when you come from India. There aren't many women tennis players from India. It's times like this when that helps you be mentally tough."
Mirza next faces sixth seed Chakvetadze, a friend and former junior doubles partner of the Indian who has won four tournaments this year, three of them after beating Mirza.