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PM Modi congratulates Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis for US Women's doubles victory

by IBNS 14 Sep 2015, 07:47 am

New Delhi, Sept 14 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis on winning the US Open women's doubles title.

"Congratulations @MirzaSania & @mhingis on the phenomenal victory at the @usopen. Your accomplishments make us proud," the Prime Minister tweeted.


Sania won the US Open women's doubles with her Swiss partner Hingis on Sunday as the top-seeded partners vanquished the fourth seed team of Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-3 in the final.

This is Sania's second consecutive Grand Slam title of the season, and fifth overall.