The seventh seeded pair will now meet unseeded Nicole Gibbs and Nao Hibino next. The duo defeated American-Japanese pair of Nicole Gibbs and Nao Hibino 6-4 7-5 in the third round yesterday.
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Sania Mirza, right, and doubles partner Barbora Strycova, of the Czech Republic, walk to their bench between games against Nicole Gibbs, of the United States, and Nao Hibino, of Japan, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, in NY.
The second set was even more toughly contested.
Having clinched three women’s doubles Grand Slam titles with Slovakia’s Martina Hingis, including last year’s US Open, Mirza continued to display her fine start alongside her new partner Strycova. Making five less unforced errors than their opponents’ 31 also helped their cause.
Sania-Barbora have entered the women’s doubls quarter-finals at US Open.
They will now face French pair of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the quarterfinals today.
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Sania now remains the only top Indian in contention after the heartbreaking loss suffered by Rohan Bopanna in the mixed doubles quarter-finals on Monday.
