Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis Win Wuhan Open to Register Seventh Doubles Title of 2015
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis clinched their seventh doubles title in 2015 as they won the Wuhan Open by registering a straight sets victory in the final.
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- Updated: October 03, 2015 04:27 pm IST
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis continued their magnificent form in 2015 by clinching their seventh doubles title of the year. The Indo-Swiss pair registered a 6-2, 6-3 straight sets victory over the Romanian duo of Irina Camelia-Begu and Monica Niculescu. (Sania Mirza Slams Critics)
The top seed had not dropped a single set in the whole tournament as they dominated their opponents. They won 61 out of the 102 points and their serving was top notch. Sania tweeted about the victory on her official handle
Title number 7 ?? #SanTina @mhingis #WuhanOpen pic.twitter.com/mJaAVoPtsZ
- Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) October 3, 2015
Sania and Hingis had it relatively easy in the second round, quarterfinals and semi-finals after getting a first round bye in the tournament. Sania and Hingis dropped serve three times and fought back from a 2-0 deficit in the second set to emerge triumphant in the summit clash.
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With today's win, the Indo-Swiss pairing has seven WTA doubles titles together this year -- Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, Wimbledon, the US Open, Guangzhou and Wuhan.
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They have won their last three tournaments and their last 13 matches without dropping a single set. They now head to the China Open in Beijing, where they have been given the top billing.