Hopman Cup: India to meet Chinese Taipei in final

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna continued with their blistering form as India thrashed Japan 3-0 to book their berth in the final of the inaugural Asia Hopman Cup Mixed Team Tennis Championships here today.

Top seed India will play Chienese Taipei in the summit clash tomorrow, the latter blanking Thailand to come through at the SAAP Tennis Complex. Sania Mirza , 66th-ranked Indian who won her first WTA title in 2005, defeated Japanese rival Tomoko 7-5, 6-2 in the women's singles in an hour and 15 minutes.

Davis cupper Rohan Bopanna, who is ranked 259 on the ATP tour, overcome Yuihi Sugita 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 in the men's singles. In the doubles, Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna thrashed Tomoko and Sugita 6-0, 6-1 in just 39 minutes. Rohan Bhoppana replaced Leander Paes due to an injury for Leander Paes

Sania Mirza was a bit shaky in the first set as she was broken twice but compensated for that by breaking her rival thrice, in the first, seventh and 11th games. The 20-year old Hyderabadi dominated the proceedings in the second set with three service breaks in the third, fifth and seventh games.

For Chienese Taipei, I-Hsuan Hwang defeated Nudnida Luanenam of Thailand 6-2, 6-1 in the women's singles before Ti Chen accounted for Weerapat Doakmaiklee 6-1, 6-4 in the men's singles against Thailand.

Thailand then conceded the mixed doubles.

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