Sania in final of Lexington Challenger

India's Sania Mirza overcame a fighting Meng Yuan in a three-setter to earn a shot at singles title of the US$ 50,000 ITF Challenger event in Lexington, United States.

The second seed Indian beat sixth seed Chinese 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 in the semi-final of the hard court event.

In the final, Sania will play top seed Frenchwoman Julie Coin, who defeated Kai-Chen Chang of Chinese Taipei 6-2, 6-4 in her last-four match.