Sania Mirza will have to beat world number five and top seed Russian Vera Zvonareva
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Sania Mirza will have to beat world number five and top seed Russian Vera Zvonareva to claim the second WTA singles title of her career as the two players set up the summit clash in the USD 220,00 Pattaya Open here on Saturday.
Sania edged past World No 51 Magdalena Rybarikova in the first semi-final 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 on Saturday while Zvonareva beat Shahar Peer of Israel 6-1, 6-4 in the other last-four clash.
The unseeded Indian, ranked 126th in WTA charts, faced a tough challenge from her eighth seeded Slovakian opponent but eventually came out triumphant in a two-hour long contest.
Sania could have finished her semi-final against Rybarikova in the second set when she was serving for the match at 5-4 but dropped her serve, allowing the battle to be stretched to the third set.
"I missed a couple of easy points and lost the second set. It happens," Sania said.
About the final against Beijing Olympics bronze medallist Zvonareva, Sania said: "I'm not going to think about who I'm playing in the final, I just want to play my game."
