Sania Mirza came up with a special performance winning the singles and doubles matches on Saturday to help India defeat Hong Kong, China 2-1 in the play-off of the Asia-Oceania Group II Fed Cup tennis tournament in Shenzhen (China) on Saturday, according to information received here.
With this victory, India has come back into the Group I from which it got demoted last year.
The 25-year-old Sania Mirza defeated Zhang Ling 5-7, 6-0, 6-1 in the singles match after her teammate Asian junior champion Rutuja Bhonsale lost to Chen Wing Yan Venise earlier.
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Later, Sania combined well with Isha Lakhani to win the crucial doubles match defeating Zhang and Chen 6-7 (7-9), 6-1, 7-5 to clinch the issue in her team’s favour.
Sania remarked later that she was really happy to pull off through two matches in one day despite nursing a quad injury. “And, it is a very satisfying feeling to have played my part in India's entry into Group I of the Fed Cup,” exclaimed a delighted Sania.