Sania wins 1st title of new season
17 Jan 2015 11:17 PM GMT
India’s Sania Mirza won her first title of the season and 23rd of her career when she and Bethanie Mattek-Sands shocked top-seeded Americans Abigail Spears and Raquel Kops-Jones in the summit clash of the Apia International, here on Friday. The unseeded Indo-American combine humbled the top seeds 6-3 6-3 in just 69 minutes as Sania sounded a warning for the rivals ahead of the Australian Open.
It was fifth WTA title for Sania and Bethanie together. Sania and Bethanie saved seven break chances in each set and broke their rivals five times, twice in the opening set. They dropped serve once but kept the advantage of early break, which they got in the fourth game. Sania had to pair with the American since her regular partner Su-Wei Hsieh was playing singles qualifiers at the Australian Open.
It was fifth WTA title for Sania and Bethanie together. Sania and Bethanie saved seven break chances in each set and broke their rivals five times, twice in the opening set. They dropped serve once but kept the advantage of early break, which they got in the fourth game. Sania had to pair with the American since her regular partner Su-Wei Hsieh was playing singles qualifiers at the Australian Open.
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