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Cara, Mirza off to a good start
NewsDay Staff ·
CARA Black’s quest for a sixth Grand Slam women’s tennis doubles title got off to a smooth start on Wednesday at the US Open in New York as she and her partner Sania Mirza easily defeated the Czech Republic’s Pliskova twins, Karolina and Krystina, in straight sets.
Mirza is looking for a historic first Grand Slam women’s doubles title at this tournament.
The third-seeded Indo-Zimbabwean duo needed only 57 minutes to win 6-3, 6-0 and move into today’s second round where they will meet either Dominika Cibulkova/Mirjana Lucic-Baroni or Caroline Garcia/Monica Niculescu.
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