`India can`t afford to lose Sachin, Dravid, Laxman in one go` Sania Mirza’s singles campaign at the Pattaya Open ended today with a 5-7, 3-6, quarterfinal defeat against Chinese Taipei qualifier Su-Wei Hsieh but the Indian has kept herself in the doubles title contention by making the semifinals.
Sania Mirza

Sania Mirza's singles campaign at the Pattaya Open ended today with a 5-7, 3-6, quarterfinal defeat against Chinese Taipei qualifier Su-Wei Hsieh. Getty Images The 111-ranked Indian lost to the talented Tapiei player after battling for an hour and 20 minutes.

However, in doubles, Sania and her Australian partner Anastasia Rodionova continued the good show by reaching the semifinals. The top-seeded pair defeated the local pair of Varatchaya and Varunya Wongteanchai 6-4, 6-3 in the last-eight stage. They now face third seeds Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan and Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan.