Sania, Caroline make winning start in Dubai

Dubai - The Indian, a three-time Grand Slam winner, joined forces with Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia to get past the Russian-Slovanian duo Alla Kudryavtseva and Katarina Srebotnik 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 on Court 3 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.

Former world No.1 in doubles Sania Mirza hit the ground running by winning her first round encounter in the WTA Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday night.
The Indian, a three-time Grand Slam winner, joined forces with Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia to get past the Russian-Slovanian duo Alla Kudryavtseva and Katarina Srebotnik 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 on Court 3 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.
Sania, who had won the doubles title in Dubai in 2013 when she partnered American Bethanie Mattek-Sands, was coming back from a calf injury, which she had sustained during the third round of the Australian Open in January.
Sania, who had returned to the sport following a two-year maternity break in January, has been given one of the two wildcards for the 20th running of the tournament.
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