Utilising the one-day break in her rain-interrupted opening round match to regroup herself, Sania Mirza rallied to post a facile win over Spain’s Anabel Medina Gerrigues at the $600,000 Pilot Pen Tennis tournament at New Haven, USA.The 28th ranked Indian star, who was trailing 0-1 in the first set on Monday when play was postponed due to rain, defeated Medina, ranked 33rd, 6-3, 6-3 at the Grandstand to advance to the second round yesterday.Sania, who played with authority, said the delay seemed to help her. “I was actually not feeling very well yesterday (Monday), so maybe it was a blessing in disguise that the rain came down,” she said.“I took a week of last week I felt I needed it. I feel fresh again and ready for the US Open,” she added.Sania now plays eighth seed Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine.
