In a first, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis taste defeat
The law of averages finally caught up with Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis. After an unbeaten run together that fetched them three back-to-back titles and World No. 1 ranking, the Indo-Swiss pair were handed a shock first-round defeat at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Wednesday.
The law of averages finally caught up with Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis. After an unbeaten run together that fetched them three back-to-back titles and World No. 1 ranking, the Indo-Swiss pair were handed a shock first-round defeat at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Wednesday.
The loss is the pair's first in a competitive game, and it was handed by first-time pairing of Petra Martic and Stephanie Vogt, who pulled it off in straight sets to win 6-3 6-3.
Martic and Vogt have never played with each other and have just a single Women's Tennis Association (WTA) doubles title between them.
Sania and Martina had won successive titles at Indian Wells, Miami and Charleston, a feat that helped Sania create history by becoming the first female Indian tennis player to achieve the World No. 1 rank in doubles.
According to reports, Martina was not completely fit during the match was treated for a back injury.