New York, September 1 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza crashed out of the $5,690,000 US Open after giving Italian 14th seed Francesca Schiavone a tough three-set fight in the second round here Thursday.

The 19-year-old Sania lost 7-5, 1-6, 2-6 to the more experienced Italian on the fourth day of the tournament at Flushing Meadows.

Sania had beaten Croat Karolina Sprem 6-4, 6-2 in the first round Monday.

Apart from singles, Sania has entered the women's doubles event with Liezel Huber of South Africa and the mixed doubles event with Pavel Vizner of the Czech Republic.

Sania became the first Indian woman to reach the women's singles fourth round at her first US Open in 2005. She then lost to Maria Sharapova of Russia in the pre-quarterfinals in the singles, but could not go beyond the first round in the doubles.