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Sania shines like the Sun
Sania’s march towards Tennis superstar is now unstoppable.
Continuing her good show at the WTA Hyderabad Open, Indian sensation Sania Mirza on Wednesday scored an upset victory over fourth seeded Jie Zheng of China to storm into the quarterfinals of the $140,000 tournament.
The 131st ranked Sania will now clash with Israel's Tzipora Obziler in the quarterfinal. Obziler, the world number 115, defeated Evie Dominikovic of Australia 6-3, 6-2 to reach the last eight stage.
In her second consecutive victory in as many days, the 18-year-old Sania ousted her strong opponent 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in a sensational encounter at the centre court of Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh complex. Sania, who created history by reaching the third round at Australian Open, began in style and won the first set quite easily.
Zheng, ranked 61, came back strongly in the second to equalize. Playing before a partisan crowd, Sania improved her game by few notches in the final round to continue her dream run at the tournament. Sania, who lost in the first round in the first two editions of the event, entertained the home crowd with her superb trademark forehand shots.
Tennis enthusiasts here had a rare opportunity to watch a living legend on Wednesday when Martina Navratilova displayed her extraordinary skills in the doubles. Playing with Anna-Lena Groenfeld of Germany, the duo defeated Shiho Hisamatsu and Remi Tezuka of Japan 6-2, 6-1.
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