The Indo-American duo of Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands will face the combination of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci tonight in the women's doubles quarter-finals of the WTA Sony Open tennis tournament.In the second round at Miami yesterday, the Indo-American duo overcame a fighting pair of Jarmila Gajdosova and Sabine Lisicki in three sets 6-1 3-6 10-7. However, India's challenge ended in the ATP men's doubles event with the defeat of Rohan Bopanna and his partner Rajeev Ram in the second round.The unseeded Bopanna and Ram were knocked out by formidable second-seeded pair of Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez in straight sets 6-4 7-6.Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi had exited from the doubles after suffering second-round defeats with their respective partners. In the Men's Singles, Somdev Devvarman had lost to world number one Novak Djokovic in the third round.
News On AIR | March 26, 2013 6:06 PM
WTA Sony Open:Sania, Bethanie vs Sara, Roberta in women's doubles qfs