Nuremberg Cup: Sania Mirza-Yaroslava Shvedova pair upset by Jung Chuang-Doi pair in opening round

Indian tennis queen Sania Mizra and her Kazakh doubles partner Yaroslava Shvedova were upset by Chia-Jung Chuang and Misaki Doi in the opening round of the WTA Nuremberg Cup.

Sania, ranked eighth in the world in doubles, and Shvedova lost 5-7 2-6 to the unheralded Taipei-Japanese pair in just one hour and 19 minutes in the opening round of the USD 250,000 clay court event.

It is last tournament in lead up to the French Open, the second Grand Slam of the year.