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Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her partner Shuai Zhang from China on Sunday defeated Kaitlyn Christian and Erin Routliffe's pair in straight sets (6-3, 6-2) in the women’s doubles final to win the 2021 Ostrava Open title.
Mirza and Zhang started well by taking two games in comparison to Christian and Routliffe’s one. It was all levelled at 2-2 before the Indo-China pair attained a lead of 5-2 and wrapped the first set by 6-3. In the second set, the Indo-China pair were unstoppable as they led their way after being 1-1 to 5-2 and then won it by 6-2. The duo of Mirza & Zhang won by 6-3, 6-2 in little over an hour.
Sania Mirza first title after 2020 Hobart International
Notably, this is Sania Mirza’s first title since her 2020 Hobart International victory. The Indian reached in a final of Cleveland Open this year along with USA’s Christina McHale but lost in the straight sets 7-5, 6-3. However, the Indian tennis star, who was searching for her 43rd WTA doubles title, has come out victorious this time with China’s Shuai Zhang.
Just after Mirza won the Ostrava Open title on September 26, she mentioned her son Izhaan and revealed that her son asked her to bring a trophy back home for him and she proudly completed the word.