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Wednesday, May 25, 2005

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I played a decent match: Sania

Paris: Sania Mirza shrugged off the disappointment of a first round defeat at the French Open on her maiden appearance, saying she played a ``decent match'' given her injury.

Sania, on the comeback trail from an eight-week layoff following an ankle injury, lost 6-3, 6-3 to Gisela Dulko of Argentina after earning a direct entry into the main draw.

``It is ok, I knew it would be a tough match,'' Sania said. ``She (Dulko) is ranked 30th in the world and being an Argentine, knows her clay.

``I played a decent match. I kept coming up with my shots, but she played a good match today.''

The Indian, who trained with renowned coach Bob Brett in Italy before returning to the court, said her prime goal throughout the past week and this had been to regain peak fitness.

``Of course I was trying to beat her. But besides the winning and losing, my aim had been to try and get match fit.

``At this moment, I still have to know how my ankle feels,'' she said.

Sania said she developed a tight lower abdomen while playing the $170,000 WTA Tour event in Strasbourg last week but denied it affected her performance here. — PTI

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