Sania-Clijsters beat Williams sisters

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Hong Kong: Sania-Clijsters beat Williams sisters
January 04, 2006 23:50 IST

Sania Mirza, pairing up with US Open champion Kim Clijsters, started 2006 with a thrilling doubles win over the Williams sisters at the Watsons Water Challenge exhibition event in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
Sania and Clijsters defeated Serena and Venus 8-7 (7/2) in a best of 15 games single set match at the Victoria Park stadium.
“It is a delightful experience to partner a player like Kim and very exciting to win a match against Venus and Serena,” Sania said after the match.
The eight-player exhibition event features the cream of women’s tennis including three reigning Grand Slam champions.
It was the first international level match Sania was playing in three months after pulling out of a WTA tour event in Bangkok in October with a back strain.
Sania is slated to take on Venus in the singles match on Thursday.
The 19-year old Hyderabadi and Clijsters will take on the winner of Lindsay Davenport/Nicole Vaidisova vs Elena Dementiava/Zheng Jie match in the doubles final.

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Re: Sania-Clijsters beat Williams sisters

**Sania goes down to Hantuchova
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January 09, 2006 16:42 IST

Sania Mirza pulled off a set before going down fighting to world number 17 Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the first round of the Medibank International Open in Sydney on Monday.
The 19-year-old Indian ace, playing in her first WTA Tour match of the season, went down 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to the US Open mixed doubles champion in a centre court match at the US $600,000 event.
Last week, Sania, ranked 34 in the world, played her opening singles match of the 2006 season in the ended in Watson Water Champions Challenge in Hong Kong and lost to Venus Williams 3-6, 3-6.