Sania, Martina win title

BEIJING: Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won their eighth title of the season fourth in a row after beating Taipeis HaoChing Chan and YungJan Chan in the final of the China Open

Updated At : 07:04 AM Oct 11, 2015 IST

Rafael Nadal returns to Fabio Foginini during their semifinal at the China Open on Saturday. AFP

BEIJING, October 10

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis won their eighth title of the season — fourth in a row — after beating Taipei’s Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan in the final of the China Open.

The top seeds faced stiff resistance from the sixth seeds before winning 6-7(9) 6-1 10-8 in one hour and 40 minutes. In a remarkable run, they have dropped only two sets in their last 17 matches.

Rafa to face Djokovic in final

Rafael Nadal will take on world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the final after the multiple Grand Slam champs bludgeoned their way to straight-set wins. Nadal extracted a modicum of revenge on new Italian foe Fabio Fognini with a 7-5 6-3 win before Djokovic extended his unbeaten winning run in the Chinese capital to 28 matches with a 6-2 6-3 win over David Ferrer. — Agencies