Sania-Cara enter semis at year-end WTA meet
Press Trust of India Singapore Making their first appearance in the WTA Finals here, Sania Mirza and Cara Black started their campaign on the right foot by serving past Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears to book their semi-finals berth today.
The Indo-Zimbabwe pair, playing their last tournament together, were made to work hard by the US duo of Raquel and Abigail as they won the match in super tie-break 6-3 2-6 12-10.
Sania, who has split up with Cara, will partner Chinese Taipei's Su-Wei Hsieh from next year.
For the first time in the 44 years history of WTA Finals, a city in Asia Pacific region is hosting the prestigious year-end tournament.
Top singles players comprising Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Simona Halep and the defending doubles' champions Su-wei and Shuai Peng are all competing in the prestigious event.
The singles players are competing in a round-robin format, while the doubles team's will play in a single-elimination, each battling for the title and the prize money of a whopping 6.5 million US Dollars.