The Russian said it is an open secret that Sania did not like playing on clay.
The Indian ace lost 6-4, 6-1 to Anastasia Myskina in the first round of the Grand Slam
Russian Anastasia Myskina scraped past Israeli teenager Shahar Peer 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Amelia Island Championship.
The Indian ace will meet former champion Anatasia Myskina in her opening match in the women's singles.
However, French Open champion Anastasia Myskina's run of miserable form continued when she was beaten by Switzerland's Patty Schnyder.
On a day of upsets at the Pacific Life Open, Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis beat 7th seed Gaston Gaudio.
Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva powered Russia to their first Fed Cup title by winning the decisive doubles against holders France on Sunday.
The second seed swept past Russian Elena Likhovtseva 6-1, 6-0 to win her third title of the year.
The American ace has won all 10 semi-finals she played this season and never failed to reach the title match in Zurich in the six years she has played the event.
"There was a misunderstanding with the translation because I didn't say that I'm not going to play at all," said Myskina.
Croatia's Karolina Sprem toppled an injured Elena Likhovtseva, the second seed in the semi-finals.
The Russian top seed beat Florida-based Shikha Uberoi to join Estonia's Kaia Kanepi and Croatia's Karolina Sprem in the last four stage of the Sunfeast Open.
The cool-as-cucumber Indian broke her rival in the second game, but was immediately broken back. However, Shikha kept up the good show to demolish Fujiwara in the fourth and eighth games to take the set.
A round-up of the important matches at Wimbledon on Friday.
Russia closed in on a Fed Cup semi-final victory over the United States after Anastasia Myskina beat Venus Williams.
The defending champion was beaten by Spaniard Maria Sanchez Lorenzo.
Maria Sharapova has been left out of Russia's Fed Cup first-round tie against Italy later this month because of her hectic tournament schedule
Conchita Martinez rallied from a set down to beat Roberta Vinci of Italy 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 in the first round of the Qatar Open.
She will meet Anastasia Myskina or Venus Williams who were playing their semi-final later on Saturday.
Russia's Anastasia Myskina and Elena Dementieva made a fourth round exit from the Australian Open.
The 22-year-old Moscovite beat Amelie Mauresmo in the final.
Sharapova would stop playing for Russia in the Fed Cup if the 17-year-old Wimbledon champion was invited to join the team next year.
Anastasia Myskina refused to back down on Thursday after saying she would not play for Russia if Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova joined the team.
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