Sania smoothly sailed into the second round of the $175000 Cincinnati Open Tournament. She defeated unseeded American Abigail Spears 6-4,6-3.

After the match Sania was quite happy about the proceedings. With reference to her injuries and lay off of two and half month she said that the process of the recovery is still on and it will take some more time to recover fully. She is feeling 90% fit at the moment but it is difficult to perform certain specific movements on court till date. However she felt optimistic about the recovery by quoting that she is feeling much better than even the pre-injury period.

In this tournament she would participate in the doubles also and for that purpose she has teamed up with Bethanie Mattek of America.