Sania Mirza
2015 US Open

Sania Mirza & Martina Hingis Win 2015 US Open to Make it Two Grand Slam Titles in a Row

 September 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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Since she switched completely from playing singles to doubles, India’s Sania Mirza had won three mixed doubles titles with different partners. She also had several partners in women’s doubles for a couple of years but she could never come close to winning any Grand Slam title with any of them. Six months ago in March […]

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Martina Hingis

Martina Hingis Carries Sania & Paes to Two Finals of 2015 US Open in a Double Delight for India with a Possible Repeat of Their Wimbledon Feat

 September 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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The mixed doubles semifinal at the US Open proved bitter-sweet for India. With Martina Hingis, India’s Leander Paes was on one side of the court and another Indian Rohan Bopanna, on the opposite side with his Taiwanese partner Yung-Jan Chan. Bopanna got unlucky for the second time on Wednesday as he lost. Earlier in the […]

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Williams sisters

Serena Beats Venus in 9th Day’s Most Awaited Match Djokovic Sania/Hingis Move into Semis

 September 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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There was tremendous anticipation ahead of the Williams sisters’ quarterfinal encounter at the US Open tournament at the Flushing Meadows on September 8, 2015. Although Venus has faded away in recent years, the siblings’ rivalry still attracted huge viewership. The Tuesday-night’s battle was the 27th between the two and Venus matched little sister Serena, who […]

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Indian Tennis as Leander Paes Sania Mirza and Sumit Nagal Win Three Wimbledon Titles

Great Day for Indian Tennis as Leander Paes Sania Mirza and Sumit Nagal Win Three Wimbledon Titles in Last Two Days

 July 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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In an unprecedented achievement, three Indian tennis players brought laurels to the nation with title victories in mixed doubles, women’s doubles and boys’ doubles. After Sania’s title victory in women’s doubles on Saturday, Leander Paes combined with Sania’s partner to score a crushing victory in mixed doubles and Sumit Nagal added the icing to the […]

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Sania Mirza Becomes First Indian Woman to Win Wimbledon

Sania Mirza Becomes First Indian Woman to Win Wimbledon Trophy in Ladies Doubles

 July 12, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a dream-like performance in closing stages of the match, Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza snatched a thrilling victory from the jaws of defeat. In a remarkable turnaround, the top seeded women’s pair clawed back from 2-5 in the decider to win five straight games and stun the powerful Russian team of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena […]

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One Swiss Miss Takes Two Indians into Doubles Finals in 2015 Wimbledon on Friday

 July 11, 2015   R K Gupta

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July 10, 2015 was a happy day for Indian tennis lovers as Sania Mirza and Leander Paes both cruised into the doubles finals. But to a large extent, the credit rests with their common partner Martina Hingis of Switzerland. In her new reincarnation, Hingis has acquired the expertise of champion doubles player 20 years after […]

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Indians in Doubles Martina Hingis & Leander Paes

Mixed Fortunes for Indians in Doubles as Bopanna and Sania Lose but Paes Goes Through on Day 10 at Wimbledon

 July 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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After their famous victory over Bob and Mike Bryan in the quarterfinals, India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea lost the men’s doubles semifinal against Holland’s Jean-Julien Rojer and Romania’s Horia Tecau. The same fate beckoned Sania Mirza, who also lost in the mixed doubles quarterfinals with her partner Bruno Soares of Brazil. […]

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Sania & Hingis

The Big Two to Clash for Men’s Title at Rome Masters, Sharapova Takes on Carla Navarro for Women’s and Sania/Hingis Reach Fourth Final Together

 May 17, 2015   R K Gupta

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For the 39th time in their careers, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet one another across the net on a tennis court with the winner taking the men’s crown in the Internazionali BNL d’Italia or the Italian Open. Federer defeated compatriot Wawrinka in the semifinal while Djokovic overpowered Spain’s David Ferrer. Federer has never […]

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2015 Rome Masters

2015 Rome Masters: Djokovic, Federer, Wawrinka and Ferrer Reach Semifinals, Sania/Hingis Make Another Doubles Semifinal

 May 16, 2015   R K Gupta

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Saturday will see the men and women’s semifinals at the 2015 Rome Masters with two of the big fours in men’s tennis making it to the last four. First to make the grade was Roger Federer, who defeated Tomas Berdych but there were hard fought contests elsewhere. World no.1 Novak Djokovic dropped a set before […]

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Sania Mirza Creates History

Sania Mirza Creates History, Becomes First Female Indian Tennis Player to Reach World no.1 Status

 April 14, 2015   R K Gupta

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Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis are on a roll as they continue their dream run of successes as women’s doubles partners. In less than a month’s time, the top-seeded Indo-Swiss women have won three prestigious titles, the last one being the $ 731,000 WTA Family Circle Cup at Charleston on April 12, 2015. Earlier this […]

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