- News>
- Tennis
Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis pair starts Wimbledon title defence with comfortable win
Indian ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis started their doubles title defence at 2016 Wimbledon with a resounding win on Saturday.
New Delhi: Indian ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis started their doubles title defence at 2016 Wimbledon with a resounding win on Saturday.
The top-seeded pair took one hour and 24 minutes to beat German team of Anna-Lena Friedsam and Laura Siegmund 6-2, 7-5 at the All England Club.
They will now play Japanese pair Eri Hozumi and Miyu Kato, who defeated Mona Barthel of Germany and Chia-Jung Chuang of Chinese Taipei in their first round match.