Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis cruised to the second round of French Open. Image Source: newsonlinelive.tv[/caption]Internet Desk: It was a comfortable outing for Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis in the first round of Women’s Doubles at the French Open. The top seeded Indo Swiss pair defeated unseeded Russian pair of Kasatkina-Panova in straight sets 7-6(7-4), 6-2 at the Roland Garros on Wednesday.
The reigning Wimbledon, US Open and Australian Open champions Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis need just the French Open title to complete the much-coveted Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam.
Sania and Martina lost their serve thrice in the match as they battled 12 breakpoints in the contest.
They next face the winners of the match between the pairs of Karin Knapp/Mandy Minella and Nao Hibino/Eri Hozumi.
After trading a few breaks, the two pairs were level 5-5 in the opening set. The top seeds had a set point in the 12th game but their fighting rivals stretched it to the tie breaker, which was again a tight affair but Sania and Martina prevailed.
The world number one team broke Kasatkina and Panova in the very first game of the second set but only to be broken back in the next. However, they broke them one more time and held their own for a 4-2 lead. Another break set them up for serving out the match which they did with ease, at love.
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