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Sania to face Domachowska in round 1

January 16, 2009 15:18 IST

Sania Mirza [ Images ] will kick off her Australian Open [ Images ] campaign with a first round match against Marta Domachowska of Poland and might run into 10th seed Nadia Petrova [ Images ] if she clears the hurdle in the first Grand Slam of the year.

Ranked a lowly 107th after her long injury layoff, Sania would take on world number 61 Domachowska hoping to get past the player who beat her in their only previous meeting in a hard-court tournament back in 2003.

Provided she emerges winner this time, Sania is likely to face Petrova who kicks off her campaign against unseeded Yaroslava Shvedova [ Images ] of Kazakhstan.

Against Petrova, Sania has a 1-1 record, having beaten the Russian in San Diego in 2005 even though Petrova settled scores at Wimbledon [ Images ] in 2007.

Sania's best show so far in the Australian Open has been reaching the third round in 2005 and 2008.

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