US open: Ex-partner Hingis denies Sania shot at doubles title

Sania Mirza and Peng Shaui were defeated by second seed Martina Hingis and Chan Yung-jan 6-4, 6-4 in the US Open women’s doubles semifinals on Friday.

Sania couldn't add to her US Open doubles title she won in 2015 as she lost in the semifinals.

Sania Mirza and Peng Shaui were defeated by second seed Martina Hingis and Chan Yung-jan 6-4, 6-4 in the US Open women’s doubles semifinals on Friday.

In the first set, both the teams held their serves to the score 4-4 before Peng’s serve was broke in the ninth game. Chan served out to clinch the first set in 35 minutes.

The fourth seed Mirza-Peng duo came out fighting in the second to take a 3-1 lead before Mirza got broken to love to hand the initiative back to Hingis and Chan. The Swiss-Taiwanese pair carried on the momentum to pull off the second set and the match in their favour.