Sania Mirza advances to women's doubles semifinals of Hobart International
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- Published: January 16, 2020 14:02
New Delhi: Sania Mirza and her Ukrainian partner Nadia Kichenok on Thursday advanced to the women’s doubles semi-finals of the Hobart International.
The duo defeated USA’s pair of Vania King and Christina McHale 6-2, 4-6, 10-4. On Tuesday, they had won against Georgia’s Oksana Kalashnikova and Japan’s Miyu Kato 2-6, 7-6 (3), 10-3.
33-year-old Sania last played at China Open in October 2017.
Earlier in December, she was named in the five-member Fed Cup team announced by All India Tennis Association (AITA) to represent the country in the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Group I event.
Riya Bhatia, Ankita Raina, Rutuja Bhosale, and Karman Kaur Thandi are the other players of the five-member squad. Sowjanya Bavisetti is the reserve player.
Vishal Uppal was named as the captain.