Sania Mirza moves into semis in Adelaide; Sasikumar enters quarters in Challenger

On Thursday, Sania Mirza and Nadiia Kichenok entered the women's doubles semifinals of Adelaide International 1, a WTA 500 tourney.

Sania Mirza and Nadiia Kichenok will next face Ashleigh Barty and Storm Sanders in the women's doubles semifinals. - V. V. SUBRAHMANYAM (FILE)

Sania Mirza in partnership with Nadia Kichenok of Ukraine beat Shelby Rogers and Heather Watson 6-0, 1-6, 10-5 in the doubles quarterfinals of the Adelaide International in Australia on Thursday.

In the semifinals, the unseeded Indo-Ukrainian pair will play Ashleigh Barty and Storm Sanders of Australia.

In the Forli 1 Challenger in Italy, qualifier Sasikumar Mukund reached the quarterfinals, beating fellow qualifier Denis Yevseyev of Kazakhstan for the loss of five games.

Results:

$703,580 WTA, Adelaide, Australia Doubles (quarterfinals): Nadia Kichenok (Ukr) & Sania Mirza bt Shelby Rogers (US) & Heather Watson (GBR) 6-0, 1-6, [10-5]

€32,160 Challenger, Forli, Italy Singles (pre-quarterfinals): Sasikumar Mukund bt Denis Yevseyev (Kaz) 6-3, 6-2.