Sign in

Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis march into US Open quarters

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis stormed into the US Open quarterfinals with a straight-set triumph in their third-round match.

Updated on: Sep 9, 2015, 12:07:59 IST
PTI | By , New York
Share
Share via
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • whatsapp
Copy link
  • copy link

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis stormed into the US Open quarterfinals with a straight-set triumph in their third-round match.

Martina Hingis of Switzerland, left, and partner Sania Mirza, of India, celebrate after winning their doubles match during the fourth round of the US Open. (AP Photo)
Martina Hingis of Switzerland, left, and partner Sania Mirza, of India, celebrate after winning their doubles match during the fourth round of the US Open. (AP Photo)

The top-seeded Indo-Swiss pair eased past 13th seeded Dutch-Czech combination of Michaella Krajicek and Barbora Strycova 6-3 6-0 in a contest which lasted 59 minutes.

Sania and Martina put up a throughly dominating performance by holding their serve all through.

In the opening set, the top seeds broke their rivals once and sent down 14 winners as compared to the 8 by Krajicek and Strycova to grab the advantage in 33 minutes.

Krajicek and Strycova were even more erratic in the second set and conceded six break points, three of which were converted by Sania and Martina.

With 9 unforced errors, Krajicek and Strycova literally served the match on a platter for Sania and Martina, who wrapped up the second set in just 26 minutes to march ahead.

Next up for the Indo-Swiss combination are ninth seeds Yung-Jan Chan and Hao-Ching Chan of Chinese Taipei, who rallied to beat unseeded Romanians Irina-Camelia Begu and Raluca Olaru 5-7 6-1 7-6 (4).

Stay updated with the latest sports news, including latest headlines and updates from the Olympics 2024, where Indian athletes will compete for glory in Paris. Catch all the action from tennis Grand Slam tournaments, follow your favourite football teams and players with the latest match results, and get the latest on international hockey tournaments and series.