The top seeds brushed aside the challenge of No.4 seeded Chinese Taipean duo
The Indo-Swiss duo of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis reached the final of Wuhan Open tennis tournament here on Friday and are eyeing their seventh title together.(Photo: AP)
Wuhan (China): The Indo-Swiss duo of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis reached the final of Wuhan Open tennis tournament here on Friday and are eyeing their seventh title together.
The top seeds brushed aside the challenge of No.4 seeded Chinese Taipean duo of Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan 6-2, 6-1 in just 53 minutes. They won 53 of the 88 total points and converted five of the 10 break points received in a lop-sided affair to set up a title clash with the unseeded Romanian pair of Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu.
Meanwhile, Venus Williams beat Roberta Vinci in a closely fought three-set semifinal, settling a score on behalf of her sister Serena. Venus was a match point down to the Italian at one stage, but eventually saw her off with a 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) scoreline.
( Source : PTI )
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