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The Swiss-Indian pair of Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza breezed into the second round of Wimbledon after a� 6-2, 6-2 straight set victory over Zarina Diyas and Zheng Saisai on Thursday. Hingis and Sania are the top seeds in the women’s doubles category and they sailed past the All-WTA Rising Stars team in just 68 minutes.
“I think they’ve both gone pretty deep into Slams before with different partners, so we knew as soon as the draw came out that it was a really tough match,” Sania said after the win.
“They’ve both had matches in the singles, so for us it’s a bit tricky, but we made a good start – were unlucky not to break in the first game – and as the match went on we felt pretty solid,” the Indian star added.
Hingis and Sania have struck a strong combination and had a breathtaking beginning to their partnership by winning their first three tournaments. The Swiss-Indo pair however, faltered on the clay court falling early in both Stuttgart and Madrid and then were ousted in the French Open quarterfinals by Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova.
In the second round, Hingis and Sania will face the partnership of Kimiko Date-Krumm and Francesca Schiavone.
In the men’s doubles, Leander Paes and Canada’s Daniel Nestor progressed to the second round, while Purav Raja and his French team-mate Fabrice Martin crashed out.
