05 March,2021 08:18 AM IST | Doha | PTI
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza's first tournament in more than a year ended with a semi-final defeat as she was ousted from the Qatar Open along with her partner Andreja Klepac, here on Thursday.
Sania and her Slovenian partner lost 5-7, 6-2, 5-10 to America's Nicole Melichar and Dutch player Demi Schuurs in one hour and 28 minutes.
Playing against players, who are ranked 11 and 12 in the world was tough but it was a decent outing for Sania, who recovered from COVID-19 recently.
It was first tournament for the Indian since last February. Sania and Klepac earned 185 ranking points each.
Sania will break back into Top 200 and is expected to climb to the 177th spot from the current 254.
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