Sania Mirza at Cincinnati Open
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Chinese partner Peng Shuai have been out of the Cincinnati Open. In the semi-finals of the women's doubles, the pair had to face defeat in straight sets. With the defeat of Sania, the challenge of India in the Cincinnati Open has ended.
In the women's doubles tournament, Sania Mirza and China's Shuai Peng pair lost to Taiwan's Hsci Soo-Wei and Romania's Monika Nislescu in the WTA Tournament. In the match lasted for one hour and 33 minutes, Sania and Peng lost in straight sets, 4-6, 6-7, and were eliminated from the final race.
Let's tell the Indian-Chinese duo had to give a walkover to their opponent after reaching the quarterfinals in Rogers Cup last week. Then the Chinese player was injured in the knee knee.
Bopanna at Cincinnati Open
At the same time, Rohan Bopanna has also lost in the men's doubles quarter-finals. Seventh seed Rohan Bopanna also had to be twelve in the Cincinnati Open after losing in the quarterfinals of the men's doubles event. Ivan Dodig, his partner of Bopanna and Croatia, was defeated by Colombia's Juan Sebastian Cabal and Italian Fabio Fognini.
After losing in the first set, Bopanna and Dodig made a good comeback and managed to win the second set. However, Cabel and Fognini showed the way out of the tournament 6-1, 5-7, 10-7 to win the match, Bopanna and Dodig out of the tournament.
Earlier, Rohan Bopanna and Croatia's Ivan Dodij pair made it to the quarter-finals of Cincinnati Masters Tennis. He defeated Juan Sebastian Kabad and Fabio Fognini in a tough match.
With the defeat of Sania and Bopanna challenge of India ended
India's Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza were out in the men's and women's doubles category by losing to the quarter-finals and semi-finals along with their partners in the Cincinnati Masters Tennis tournament. With the defeat of Sania and Bopanna the challenge of India in the Cincinnati Open has ended. Seventh-seeded Rohan Bopanna and Croatia's Ivan Dodij beat second-seeded Poland's Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo in a tough match
Sharapova to play wild card at US Open
Russian star tennis player Maria Sharapova has got the permission to come in the wild card at the US Open in the last Grand Slam Tournament of the year. After 18 months of the ban, Sharapova will play for the first time in any Grand Slam tournaments. The American Tennis Association (USTA) have informed about this.
Sharapova played the event before joining the main draw of the American Open 10 times earlier. Last year Sharapova had lost to Carolina Wozniacki in the last 16 years. After losing to Serena Williams in Australia Open last year. Sharapova did not get a chance to prepare for the Grand Slam Tournament.
At present Sharapova is ranked 148th in the world ranking. The 5-time Grand Slam tournament champion Sharapova was banned from the tennis world for 15 months in the doping case. Sharapova was not allowed to enter the Wild Card this year at the French Open and due to injury. She was out of the qualifying round of Wimbledon Open. The American Open Tennis Tournament will start on August 28.