French Open 2015: Sania Mirza- Martina Hingis enter doubles quaterfinals
1 Jun 2015 2:05 AM GMT
Top seeds beat 14th seeded Italians Karin Knapp and Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-4
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis entered the next round of French Open 2015 after beating Italians Karin Knapp and Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-4
Paris: Sania Mirza remained the only Indian surviving in the French Open by cruising to the quarterfinals with partner Martina Hingis while seasoned Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna bowed out after third round defeats here on Sunday.
Top seeds Sania and Hingis beat 14th seeded Italians Karin Knapp and Roberta Vinci 6-1, 6-4 in the women’s doubles third round. In the men’s doubles, India’s challenge ended with the defeats of Paes and Bopanna.
Bopanna and Florin Mergea, seeded ninth, lost 3-6, 7-6 (7), 3-6 to fifth seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horea Tecau while 10th seeds Paes and Daniel Nestor suffered a tame 2-6, 4-6 defeat against Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini.
( Source : PTI )
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