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29 March 2024

Sania-Elena pair win Family Circle Cup

Sania Mirza (left) and Elena Vesnina after winning the doubles final at the Family Circle Cup tournament in Charleston, South Carolina on Sunday. (AP)

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Indian tennis starlet Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina clinched their second WTA title together, lifting the Family Circle Cup doubles trophy with a straight sets triumph over Americans Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy in Charleston, South Carolina on Sunday.

The unseeded Indo-Russian pair beat the fourth seeds 6-4 6-4 in what was a repeat of the Indian Wells final three weeks ago in which Mirza and Vesnina had come out victors.
Mirza and Vesnina held off late rallies from the Americans to win the title.
Their partnership began with back-to-back quarter-finals at Dubai and Doha before winning the Indian Wells but fell early in Miami.
In Charleston, Mirza won her 11th WTA doubles title, while Vesnina lifted her fifth.
“It helps we get along so well. If either one of us isn’t playing well, you don’t get angry at your friends. We’ve known each other for really long. We play better every day and understand each other’s games better. When the other one isn’t playing as well, the other picks it up,” Mirza said.
“I think Sania has the best forehand on the tour. I see the eyes of the net player who’s guarding the ball from her forehand. They’re thinking, ‘Oh my God, no, the Mirza forehand!’” added Vesnina.
Mirza was also lavish in her praise for the Russian, who lost the singles final to Caroline Wozniacki.
“Elena has a lethal backhand and the forehand is my strong shot. Opponents run out of ideas what to do, considering they have only half the court to play in,” Mirza said.