Sania Mirza moved into the second and final round of the qualifying event of the Sony Ericsson Open, a WTA Premier event, with a straight-set victory over 18th seed Irina Falconi.
Sania faced stiff resistance from the American in the first set before scoring a 7-6(4), 6-0 win in one hour and 18 minutes.
Sania broke the World No. 100 thrice each in both the sets.
Sania will now fight it out with American 10th seed and World No. 90 Sloan Stephens for a place in the main draw of the elite event.