Sania advances to second round in Hyderabad Open

Sania, Shikha quells challenge in doubles at WTA Open.

[India News]: Indian women tennis sensation Sania Mirza and Shikha Uberoi quelled the challenge from Chin-Wei Chan (Tpe) and Na Li (Chn) 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the women doubles event in the WTA Hyderabad Open Tennis Championships which began at SAAP tennis complex in Fateh Maidan. Sania Mirza, who won the doubles title in the previous edition in the company of Liezel Huber of South Africa, partnered with Shikha Uberoi and beat the Taiwan-China pair in just under 90 minutes. The Indian pair service broken in the third game, recovered to break back the service of their opponents in the fourth and tenth game to win the first set at 6-4. Sania and Shikha duo raced to a comfortable 3-0 lead in the second set, breaking the rivals' serve in the second game.

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