Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis lift China Open trophy
The Indo-Swiss pair lifted its eighth trophy of the season and fourth in a row
Beijing: Extending their incredible unbeaten record, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis on Saturday lifted their eighth trophy of the season and fourth in a row, winning the WTA China Open.
number 8 for #SanTina pic.twitter.com/cprIRJTVhq
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) October 10, 2015The top seeds faced stiff resistance from sixth seed Taipei girls Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan before winning 6-7 (9) 6-1 10-8 in the final which lasted one hour and 40 minutes.
.@mhingis and @MirzaSania win title No.8 beating the Chan sisters 6-7 6-1 10-8 in the #ChinaOpen dubs final pic.twitter.com/boZhtM6uIT
— China Open (@ChinaOpen) October 10, 2015In the match tie-breaker, the two pair were going neck and neck and the score was 7-7 at one stage but Sania and Martina won three of the next four points to clinch the issue.
It was fourth title in a row for the Sania-Martina pair. In a remarkable run, they have dropped only two sets in their last 17 matches in four tournaments.
.@MHingis & @MirzaSania win 8th title of 2015 at @ChinaOpen! Extend win streak to 18--> http://t.co/JsYmbE310n #WTA pic.twitter.com/kQpO8hMu8y
— WTA (@WTA) October 10, 2015It was ninth title for Sania in the 2015 season and eighth with Swiss great Martina.
.@MirzaSania and @mhingis won the women's doubles title at the China Open and haven't been beaten since August. pic.twitter.com/bAMAtnZ95Q
— TennisTV (@TennisTV) October 10, 2015They had won titles at Indian Wells, Miami, Charleston, Wimbledon, the US Open, Guangzhou and Wuhan before Saturday's win.