Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis reach Italian Open final

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis have reached the finals of the Italian Open and are eyeing the trophy after a straight set win against Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu.

The top-ranked Indo-Romanian pair outclassed the duo with a 6-3, 6-4 win in the thrilling quarter-final contest that lasted for one hour and six minutes. Sania and Hingis, the Australian Open champions, are eyeing their 14th women's doubles title together. 

Since their 41-match winning streak ended in Doha, the Indo-Romanian pair has stumbled in their recent tournaments, going down in the Madrid Masters and Stuttgart Open finals, while making a second-round exit at the Miami Masters as well as at the Indian Wells. 

Meanwhile, Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergia lost their chance of booking a spot in the finals of Italian Open after losing against eight seeds Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock by 6(4)-7 and 6(2)-7.