Sania through to second round

Sania Mirza breezed into the second round of the Forest Hills Women's Tennis Classic after defeating American wildcard Alexa Glatch 6-2, 6-3 in New York.

After the facile victory, the Hyderabadi teenager next faces fourth seed Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain on Center Court for a place in the semi-finals of the final tune-up event for the US Open.

The Spaniard defeated Czech Republic's Iveta Benesova 6-1, 5-7 6-2 in the first round.