New Delhi: Sania Mirza and her American partner Christina Fusano advanced to the quarterfinals of USD 175,000 Japan Open with a straight set victory over the Polish-Romanian pair of Ursula Radwansaka and Agnes Szatmari in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Sania and Fusano beat their rivals 6-3 6-2. The Indo-American pair will now take on the winner of the first-round match between the Spanish duo of Arantxi Parra Santonja and Lourdes Dominguez Lino and the Colombian-American combine of Catalina Castano and Abigail Spears.
Sania had earlier won her singles opener against local wild-card Ayumi Morita. The second seeded Indian will be up against Australian Casey Dellacqua in the second round.
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