India's Sania Mirza entered the main draw of US Open with a 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Colombia's Catalina Castano in the third and last qualifying round. The 23-year-old Indian raced away with the first set in 30 minutes but her game fell apart in the second. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2010/aug/sanai.jpg" border="2" /> She saved four break points in the decider and broke her opponent's serve twice while dropping her's once to win the set and the match, which lasted nearly two hours. u00a0 It is for the first time since 2005 that Sania, whose ranking has dipped to 160, had to play in a Grand Slam qualifiers. Her best singles performance here came in 2005 when she reached the fourth round. She also reached the doubles quarterfinals here in 2007.

India's Sania Mirza entered the main draw of US Open with a 6-1, 1-6, 6-3 victory over Colombia's Catalina Castano in the third and last qualifying round

Sania Mirza qualifies for US Open

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