Indian tennis stars enjoyed comfortable wins in the Australian Open on Thursday as Sania Mirza eased into the second round with partner Martina Hingis while Rohan Bopanna also registered a straight sets win in the men’s doubles first round in Melbourne.
Sania’s rampaging run with her Swiss partner continued as the duo stretched its winning streak to 31 after brushing aside Mariana Duque-Marino and Teliana Pereira 6-2, 6-3 in the women’s doubles opening round. The duo hardly broke a sweat in its 70-minute win against the unseeded Colombian-Brazilian pair.
Sania and Hingis, who are slated to face the twin sisters from Ukraine …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
