Sania, Strycova in final of Wuhan Open

In what turned out to be a three-set encounter, Sania Mirza and Barbara Strycova earned a narrow win over Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chanto to reach of the final of the Wuhan Open.

Published : Sep 30, 2016 21:42 IST , Wuhan

Sania Mirza and Barbara Strycova are on the verge of winning their fourth WTA title together.
Sania Mirza and Barbara Strycova are on the verge of winning their fourth WTA title together.
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Sania Mirza and Barbara Strycova are on the verge of winning their fourth WTA title together.

Sania Mirza earned herself a shot at another WTA title by reaching the final of the WTA Wuhan Open with Czech partner Barbora Strycova, here.

The third seeds beat second seed Taipei team of Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan 6-4, 3-6, 10-7 in the semifinals of the USD 2,589,000 tournament.

In the quarterfinals, Sania and Strycova had got the better of Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3, 7-6 (5). Sania has won three titles in her last four tournaments she has played after splitting with Swiss Martina Hingis.

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