Sania Mirza [Images] eased past Canadian Alesandra Wozniak to advance into the second round of the USD 600,000 East West Bank Classic WTA tournament in Los Angeles on Monday.
The 30th-ranked Sania tamed qualifier Wozniak 6-3, 6-2 at the Tier II hard court event.
However, an uphill task lies ahead of the Hyderabadi who will meet seventh seed Martina Hingis [Images] of Switzerland [Images] in the next round. The Swiss got a bye in the first round.
In the doubles, Sania and her new partner Bethanie Mattek [Images] of the USA will take on Janette Husarova of Slovakia and Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands in the first round.
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