India's Sania Mirza was beaten in straight sets by 25th seed Domonika Cibulkova in 80 minutes in the second round of the prestigious BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Cibulkova, a former French Open semi-finalist, won 6-3, 6-3 to set up a third round clash against #3 seed Vera Zvonareva
Meanwhile, Rohan Bopanna went down fighting to Aussie wild card Bernard Tomic 7-6, 6-7, 4-6 in an hour and 48 minutes in first round action. Playing in his first Masters Series, Bopanna served 23 aces in the encounter and lost his serve only once in the third set, saving six other breakpoints while he missed converting the two break opportunities he had in the second set. Tomic is 18 years old and ranked #187 in the world and is among a handful of teenagers widely tipped to be stars in the years to come. Tomic now advances to a second round showdown with world no 18 Victor Troicki. Bopanna's efforts this week in singles will see his ranking move up more than 100 places from his current ranking of #629 but ,at 31, he is still likely to focus on doubles where he is ranked #13. India's top men's player Somdev Devvarman plays his second round match against 19th seed Marcos Bagdhatis on Saturday
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