Sania Mirza Tournaments -2014

[prashanthm]

A tie-break after playing out 12 games is fair enough, but a tie-break as a set itself makes it more of a luck & nerves thing...

[Omkara]

Odd number of sets is best.... With tie break to decide a set if it goes to 6-6

[PKBasu]

Doubles has become a crap-shoot not only because of the STB, but also because of the short deuces. I think after one deuce, there is a deciding point (and the receiving pair gets to decide who will receive that serve). In some of the Slams (certainly Wimbledon), normal rules are restored -- and the better pairs naturally do better. The shortened games and matches are really a toss-up, especially the STB.

[Tolamu]

Stuttgard WTA
(SF)(2)Cara Black(ZIM)/Sania Mirza(IND) vs (Alt)Antonia Lottner(GER)/Anne Zaja(GER)
Centre Court 2nd match(around 3pm local) after Sharapova-Errani match.
The Germans upset Huber/Husarova in the QF in st sets.

[Tolamu]

Cara/Sania win 1st set of SF easily 6-2.

they won 6-2 2-6 10-4.

[Omkara]

Awesome... the pair had a slow start.. apart from a Ausssie open QF nothing much to talk about title Dubai. Then IW, Miami and now Stuttgart... the pair is on a roll

[PKBasu]

Excellent stuff continues from Sania/Cara. Yet another significant WTA tour doubles final! Congratulations!

[sameerph]

Yes, good run by Sania/ Cara here. Sania had also reached final here last year along with Bethanie Mattek. So, she has defended her points here. Now, lets see if she can go one better . Tough final against a pair who is leading the doubles race this year.

At $710K Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart, Germany (WTA Premier) (Red clay)

[F] (2) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Cara Black (ZIM) vs. (1) Sara Errani (ITA)/ Roberta Vinci (ITA)

Match after the singles final not before 4 pm local time.

[PKBasu]

So, the highlights so far this year have been the QF at the Aus Open (where they were the only pair to come close to beating Errani/Vinci, the eventual champs), final at Indian Wells, SF at Miami, and now final at Stuttgart. Time to break the top-seeds' psychological hold, and take the final here!

Sania/Cara are also 7th on the "Road to Singapore" where the WTA finals will be this year. I'm reasonably sure they'll qualify for Singapore.

[Tolamu]

Cara/Sania was steamrolled 6-2 6-3. A shocking scoreline.

[jayakris]

Steamroll, indeed! Jay

[suresh]

I thought Sania/Cara had no chance against the top-seeds who have been the best doubles pair for the past couple of years. Good to see Sania/Cara run into form as we head towards the French Open.

[jaydeep]

This week Sania-Cara r top-seed at Washington in their start for 2014 US hard court tournaments ... They received bye in the first round and faced young British pair in the second round ... Sania-Cara lost in straight sets against British pair.

At $250K Citi Open, Washington DC, USA

[R1] (1) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Cara Black (ZIM) bye

[R2] (1) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Cara Black (ZIM) l Jocelyn Rae (GBR)/ Anna Smith (GBR) 36 46

[prashanthm]

Connecticut Open WTA Premier, New Haven, Aug 2014

Sania/Cara are the top seeds in the New Haven WTA, a week before the USO 2014 kicks off.....
They'll be up against the Pliskova twins in the first round.......

[R1] (1) Sania Mirza (IND,5) / Cara Black (ZIM,6) v. Karolina Pliskova (CZE,47) / Kristyna Pliskova (CZE,62)

[jaydeep]

Turn to be surprisingly tough match for Sania-Cara against Pliskova twins ... In the quarters they r facing Garcia-Niculescu.

At $710K Connecticut Open, New Haven, USA (WTA Premier)

[R2] (1) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Cara Black (ZIM) bt Karolina Pliskova (CZE)/ Kristyna Pliskova (CZE) 67(3) 76(2) 10-7

[QF] (1) Sania Mirza (IND)/ Cara Black (ZIM) vs Caroline Garcia (FRA)/ Monica Niculescu (ROU)