Sania Mirza [ Images ] and her Italian partner Francesca Schiavone scored an easy victory to enter the second round at the Dubai [ Images ] Tennis Championships in Dubai on Monday.

Mirza and Schiavone beat wild cards Svetlana Kuznetsova [ Images ] and Amelie Mauresmo [ Images ] 6-4, 6-4 in the first round.

They next face the winner of the first round match between top seeds Cara Black-Liezel Huber and the Chinese duo of Shuai Peng and Tiantian Sun.

Sania begins her singles campaign in the Tier-II event on Tuesday when she takes on Russian qualifier Vera Dushevina.

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