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
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.