Sania reaches in 2nd round of French Open

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Sania Mirza made a winning return to the French Open on Monday.

23 May,2011 10:01 pm

The 24-year-old world number 72 comfortably beat Germanys Kristina Barrois 6-3, 6-3 in the first round to set up an encounter with either Polish 12th seed Agnieszka Radwanska or Patricia Mayr-Achleitner of Austria.Having climbed as high as 27 in the womens world rankings, Mirzas injury-enforced absence saw her slip to 166th by the end of 2010.Now moving in the right direction again, she revealed that the thought of treading the famous clay at Roland Garros had been one of the motivating factors behind her rehabilitation.