Morigami has the measure of Sania.

(From Press Trust of India)

New Delhi, Aug 5 (PTI) Indian Tennis player Sania Mirza's glorius run at the 1.3-million-dollar Acura Classic women's tennis event in San Diego, USA, came to a numbing end in the third round, but not before she put up a gallant fight while losing to Japan's Akiko Morigami 6-2 4-6 6-4.

The tough task of winning four matches -- including two qualifying rounds -- at a tournament of a level second only to Grand Slams and the emotional high of becoming the first Indian in 16 years to break into the top-50 seemed to take its toll on the 18-year old Sania.

In a humdinger of a contest, both players struggled to get their first …