Sania-Hingis pair clinches title

October 04, 2015 01:50 am | Updated March 24, 2016 05:56 pm IST - Wuhan:

Sania Mirza (left) and Martina Hingis take selfie after winning the doubles final against Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu in the WTA Wuhan Open on Saturday.

Sania Mirza (left) and Martina Hingis take selfie after winning the doubles final against Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu in the WTA Wuhan Open on Saturday.

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza continued her superb run with Swiss partner Martina Hingis as they clinched their seventh title together by winning the WTA Wuhan Open women’s doubles final here on Saturday.

The top-seeded pair eased past the Romanian team of Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu 6-2, 6-3 in the title clash.

“Title number 7 #SanTina @mhingis #WuhanOpen,” the Indian star tweeted accompanied by a picture of the duo with the trophy.

Easy rounds

Sania and Hingis had it relatively easy in the second round, quarterfinals and semifinals after getting a first round bye in the tournament.

The Indo-Swiss pair dropped serve three times and fought back from a 2-0 deficit in the second set to emerge triumphant in the summit clash.

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.

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. — PTI

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