Sania Mirza, Flipkens make it to quarterfinals of Miami Open

Sania and her Belgian partner Kirsten Flipkens beat Desirae Krawczyk and Demi Schoors 6-2, 6-4 in the pre-quarterfinals.

Published : Mar 28, 2022 22:22 IST

In the quarterfinals, Sania Mirza (in picture) and Flipkens will be up against Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia and Zhaoxuan Yang of China.
In the quarterfinals, Sania Mirza (in picture) and Flipkens will be up against Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia and Zhaoxuan Yang of China.
lightbox-info

In the quarterfinals, Sania Mirza (in picture) and Flipkens will be up against Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia and Zhaoxuan Yang of China.

Sania Mirza and her Belgian partner Kirsten Flipkens progressed to the women's doubles quarterfinals of the Miami Open on Monday.

The unseeded duo defeated the seventh-seeded American-Dutch pair of Desirae Krawczyk and Demi Schoors 6-2, 6-4 in the pre-quarterfinal that lasted one hour 14 minutes.

ALSO READ - Sidharth Rawat playing close to his potential, says coach

In the quarterfinals, Sania and Flipkens will be up against Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia and Zhaoxuan Yang of China, who beat Spain's Paula Badosa and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 7-6 (7) in their pre-quarterfinal fixture.

Sania and Flipkens had begun their campaign in Miami with a 6-3, 7-6 (2) win against American Ingrid Neel and 2021 US Open singles finalist Leylah Fernandez of Canada in the opening round.

Sign in to unlock all user benefits
  • Get notified on top games and events
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign up / manage to our newsletters with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early bird access to discounts & offers to our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide to our community guidelines for posting your comment