Hello Hindustan with Kapil Krishnaswamy (12) - Mirza in Quarterfinals in Japan

India's rising star Sania Mirza kept herself in fine form to beat Japan's Aiko Nakamura on Thursday to set up a quarter-final match against top seed Vera Zvonareva at the Japan Open tennis tournament.

The 18-year-old Mirza aggressively attacked Nakamura's short balls and weak serves to get off to a flying 4-0 start and she never faced serious trouble afterwards before scoring a 6-1, 6-4 win.

"I thought I played a good match. I had a solid start to the match in the first set. In the second set, she picked up her game, but I think I played well when it mattered on the important points," said charming Mirza.