Sania Mirza and her new doubles partner Cara Black stormed their way back from two match points down to humble Hao-Ching and Liezel Huber and capture the Pan Pacific Open doubles title in Tokyo on Sat
Sania Mirza and her new doubles partner Cara Black stormed their way back from two match points down to humble Hao-Ching and Liezel Huber and capture the Pan Pacific Open doubles title in Tokyo on Saturday. The unseeded Indo-Zimbabwean pair registered a 4-6, 6-0, 11-9 victory over the Chinese Taipei-American combination in one hour and 25 minutes of roller-coaster tennis in the high-profile event, considered only a rung below the Grand Slams. This was Sania’s fourth title of the season out of five finals, a creditable achievement for the Hyderabadi, considering that she’s had a tough time finding a steady partner this year — she has teamed up with Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Liezel Huber, Jie Zheng and now Cara Black. Cara could not hold serve in the first set to give Hao-Ching and Liezel early advantage. However, the Zimbabwean picked up her game in the second set. Sania then began to dominate and levelled the match at one-set all. In the super tie-break, Sania and Cara were on the ropes with two match points down at 7-9 before reeling off four straight points to burst out in celebration.
