Sania Mirza Martina Hingis win Australian Open

Sania Mirza Martina Hingis win Australian Open

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Sania Mirza Martina Hingis win Australian Open


Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis are the new Australian Open champions! And they're now at deuce.. advantage Hingis! One winner away from the Australian Open title. MATCH POINT! They're about to break back without conceding a single point..and even bigger, win the Australian Open! Not just yet... Hradecka and Hlavackova break! They're now down 3-5 to Hingis and Mirza, and are serving to stay in the championship. Back, forth, back and forth.. tense here as Hingis and Mirza, serving for the championship, are at break point! Athleticism and a blitzing forehand winner from Martina Hingis across court puts a shot firmly out of the Czech pair's reach - 5-2 now with Mirza and Hingis successfully breaking! They'll now serve for the Australian Open title. It won't be as fast as Hingis and Mirza would have liked, although they look on course for victory; they lead Hlavackova and Hradecka 4-2 after the Czech pair break them in the second set. After winning the tie-break comfortably in the first set Mirza/Hingis look favorites to beat Czech pair Hlavackova/Hradecka! - SONY ESPN (@SONYESPN) And they've held! After faltering in the first set, the top seeds have come back for a 3-1 lead. Hlavackova's becoming a bit of target practice here.. after her teammate got her in the shoulder, it's now Mirza who nearly gets her in the head! are telling to go down the line with that forehand . Best combination in doubles Mirza and Hingis- malcolm bryant (@cheekymalc1) Some strong play from the Indo-Swiss pair, but their rivals have yet to commit an unforced errors, while the top seeds have already committed 4. And they now capitalize on that break to lead 2-0 in the second! The second set begins straightaway with a break of serve! Could this be trouble for the Indo Swiss pair? Martina Hingis has taken a medical time out. And after an hour-long first set, which saw eight breaks of serve, Mirza and Hingis FINALLY win the first set 7-6(7-1). SET POINT for Mirza and Hingis! Absolute dominance in the tiebreak from Mirza/Hingis! They're leading 4-0 and Hingis is displaying just why she's such a legend. Some very tight points from the Swiss, one of which was in by a fraction of an inch. We'll go to a first set tie-break! Teams at 6-6 to decide who will take the first set. And a HOLD of serve gives Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza a 6-5 lead! Hlavackova and Hradecka will now serve to stay in the set. Beautiful cross-court shot from Hingis! Can they pull this back to hold? This is a tight game - and Hingis' forehand is in sizzling form! She breaks to go 5-5. Break of service again...this is becoming routine, now! Hlavackova and Hradecka now lead 5-4 and will serve for the set. That's GOT to have hurt! Hradecka takes Hlavackova's serve to the shoulder. Service breaks galore! 4-4 now and it's been a while since a hold of serve.. It isn't as smooth sailing for the top seeds as they'd have thought - with a THIRD break of serve, Hlavackova and Hradecka lead 4-3. The top seeded pair have been displaying great coordination today to take some difficult points, Mirza getting the last one with a very quick winner. And yet ANOTHER break back! Despite a number of unforced errors from the Indo-Swiss pair, they successfully break the Czech Olympic medallists to go 3-3. And they break serve again! Hlavackova and Hradecka are now up 3-2. And they break back! 2 games all. Mirza and Hingis take a 30-0 lead.. but the pairs are now at deuce! A controlled one-armed forehand from Hradecka loses Hingis the point... but she's still as prompt to the net as ever. The Czech pair draw first blood! Hlavackova and Hradecka have broken Hingis and Mirza to take a 2-1 lead. Hlavackova and Hradecka also hold - and they're now level at 1-1. They take the first game in a mere 2 minutes. Hingis and Mirza serve to open the match! They're now on track for their third consecutive major. Mirza and Hingis have only dropped a single set in the tournament in their run to the finals. 7th seeded pair Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic have won two Grand Slams together and the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics. It's time for the final! The World No. 1 pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis have had a dream run into the finals of the Australian Open. Load More LIVE CHAT 1 Logout No Results Found
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