WTA Doubles Championship

Lucky to get injured near season-end, says Sania New Delhi: A knee surgery meant that season 2011 ended a bit early for Sania Mirza, but the Indian star says it won't make much of a difference as it happened just at the right moment.

Sania had torn her meniscus during the US Open and underwent a surgery in Hyderabad exactly a week back, to be out of action for five-to-six weeks.

It means that Sania won't be in contention for the WTA season-ending doubles championship, where the top-four teams compete.

Sania and her partner Elena Vesnina were in the running for a spot in the elite event before injury forced Sania out of action, which led to a drop in their ranking....more    
06:46 PM, Oct 15, 2011