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Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis in Miami Open final

Top seeded pair of India’s Sania Mirza and  Swiss’ Martina Hingis are in line to win their second title in a row as they breezed into the final of the Miami Open with a straight sets win over Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic.
The pair got the better of seventh seeds 6-2 6-4 in the semifinals of the USD 5,381,235, WTA Premier tournament.

In the summit clash, they will take on Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina, whom they had defeated in the final of the BNP Paribas Open two weeks ago.

“Now we know we can definitely beat the best, because they’re champions too. We’re still learning to play with each other, so it’s good to play against a tough team like that,” Mirza said after the match.

Talking about the match, the Swiss great said,”It was a great match. I’d never played this team before, and I know it was a good test for us in our second tournament together – it’s nice to get a tough team like that to play against.