Sania Mirza advanced to the third qualifying round of ASB Classic tennis in Auckland on Sunday.

Sania, ranked 144th, beat Silvia Soler Espinoza of Spain 6-2, 6-2.
She next plays Germany's Sabine Lisicki, who upset second-seeded Croat Mirjana Lucic 6-3, 6-4.
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