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Crowd-pleasing Mirza tops Schnyder at Bank of the West

Associated Press

Friday, July 27, 2007

STANFORD, Calif. -- A huge draw in India, Sania Mirza is becoming nearly as big in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mirza beat fourth-seeded Patty Schnyder, 7-6 (2), 6-1, on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Bank of the West Classic in front of a largely Indian crowd. Following match point, she received a standing ovation. "We're a billion of us," Mirza said. "So I do think I go through a lot more than any 35th-ranked player would normally go through. But I'm used to it and I use it t ...

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