Saturday, September 05, 2015

Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza into 2nd round at U.S. Open





New York, Sept. 4: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza started her US Open campaign on a winning note as she along with her partner Martina Hingis advanced to the second round of the women’s doubles here on Friday.

The top-seeded Indo-Swiss pair overcame Kaitlyn Christian-Sabrina Santamaria in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 in the first round that lasted just 57 minutes. 

Meanwhile, in the men’s double, Leander Paes and Fernando Verdasco claimed 6-2, 6-3 win over German duo Florian Mayer and Frank Moser to reach the next round.(Also Read: Novak Djokovic does ‘Gangnam Style’ dance at US Open 2015: Watch him celebrate with fan)

In the men’s singles round, Roger Federer cruised into the third round and will face Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber in the upcoming match.

Ace Rafael Nadal also into the third round proving his critics wrong about his bad form. In women’s the women’s No. 2 Halep defeated Kateryna Bondarenko & will face American Shelby Rogers.

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