Overcoming a cramp, Sania Mirza rallied to beat Japan’s Akiko Morigami 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) in a marathon battle to enter the second round of the $ 600,000 Bank of West Classic tournament here.
The Indian will take on sixth seed Tatiana Golovin of France in the second round of the hardcourt event being played [...]

India’s Sania Mirza rallied to defeat Japan’s Akiko Morigami 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) here on Tuesday and reached the second round of a $600,000 WTA hardcourt tournament.
Mirza booked a date at the US Open tune-up event against French sixth seed Tatiana Golovin, who defeated Ukraine qualifier Viktoriya Kutuzova 6-2, 6-2.
Austrian eighth seed Sybille Bammer [...]