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InternationalSania-Strycova ease into Indian Wells quarterfinals

INDIAN WELLS (US): Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycovastormed into the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open 2017 tennis tournament with a straight-set win over their opponents in the women’s doubles.

The Indo-Czech pair beat Sara Errani of Italy and Alicja Rosolska of Poland 6-2, 6-3 in a 64-minute second round contest on Saturday night.

Sania and her partner were stronger with their serve, hitting three aces, while Errani and Rosolska committed three double faults.

The Indo-Czech pair also won five out of the nine break points that came their way.sania-story_647_090616100740

Meanwhile in the men’s doubles, Leander Paes and his Argentine partner Juan Martin del Potro lost to American Sam Querrey and Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 3-6, 4-6 in the first round.

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