Sania bows out of doubles in East West Bank Classic

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Los Angeles, Aug 11: After her singles exit, Sania Mirza has also crashed out of the doubles competition of the East West Bank Classic here.

Sania and her American partner Bethanie Mattek lost to second seeds Australian-Czech duo of Rennae Stubbs and Kveta Peschke 6-7 (2) 4-6 in the quater-finals.

The opening set was a see-saw battle with nothing seperating the two pairs. The two pairs traded service breaks three times each.

But, Stubbs and Peschke held on to their nerves to win the first set in tie-breaker and go one up.

Sania and Mattek could have levelled the match but the duo wasted five break points in the second set as their opponents wrapped up the match in nearly one and half hours.

Sania has already bowed out of the singles, losing in the pre-quarterfinals of the 6,00,000 dollar hardcourt event.

UNI