ANOTHER BIG WIN: Sania Mirza kept her recent great run going by taking out Martina Hingis in the East West Bank Classic tennis tournament on Tuesday.
CARSON: Sania Mirza capped a bad day for high seeds in the EastWest Bank Classic by knocking out No. 7 Martina Hingis, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in a second-round match on Tuesday.
Hingis’s departure followed earlier second-round losses on Tuesday. Marion Bartoli, at No. 6 the highest seed to have played, and No. 8 Dinara Safina were also ushered out.
“You can’t let a player like her run away in the first set like that,” said Hingis, still bothered by hip and back injuries sustained earlier this season. She said she was tired in the third set while Mirza got fresher.
Even so, Hingis rallied from a 40-0 deficit to get to deuce on Mirza’s serve in the final game. But Mirza, 20, took advantage of her fourth match point.
“She just went for broke on all the match points,” said Mirza, ranked a career-high No. 30. “She made two big forehands, then went for a third one and just missed.”
CARSON: Sania Mirza capped a bad day for high seeds in the EastWest Bank Classic by knocking out No. 7 Martina Hingis, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in a second-round match on Tuesday.
Hingis’s departure followed earlier second-round losses on Tuesday. Marion Bartoli, at No. 6 the highest seed to have played, and No. 8 Dinara Safina were also ushered out.
“You can’t let a player like her run away in the first set like that,” said Hingis, still bothered by hip and back injuries sustained earlier this season. She said she was tired in the third set while Mirza got fresher.
Even so, Hingis rallied from a 40-0 deficit to get to deuce on Mirza’s serve in the final game. But Mirza, 20, took advantage of her fourth match point.
“She just went for broke on all the match points,” said Mirza, ranked a career-high No. 30. “She made two big forehands, then went for a third one and just missed.”
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