Ending India's campaign in the US Open tennis tournament Seventh seeds Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova were beaten 6-7 (3), 1-6 by top seeds Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic in the women's doubles quarter-finals. Sania Mirza was India's last representative at the US Open after Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski lost in the mixed doubles quarters on Monday.In women's singals, Caroline Wozniacki made it through to a fifth semi-final after Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova was hampered by an ankle injury in their quarter-final. She will face Angelique Kerber in semi-final.Tenth seed Frenchman Gael Monfils defeated his countryman Lucas Pouille 6-4 6-3 6-3, to become the first man into the semi-finals of this year's US Open. Earlier 24th seed Pouille,had three successive five-set wins including the one over 14-times slam winner Rafael Nadal. Monfils, who reached his second career grand slam semi-final and first since 2008 in Roland Garros, will meet either top seed Novak Djokovic or ninth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, at Flushing Meadows.
News On AIR | September 7, 2016 9:54 AM
US Open: Sania Mirza-Barbora Strycova crash out of women's doubles