By Jilawatan

India’s Sania Mirza has entered her first quarterfinals at a WTA Tour tournament after three and a half years when she beat German wildcard Sabine Lisicki 6-4, 6-4, at the Family Circle Cup here.

By Jilawatan

Indians Sania Mirza and Somdev Devvarman advanced to the last sixteen in the WTA and ATP Tour events in Charleston and Houston in contrasting fashion late on Tuesday.

While Sania worked her way past American Vania King 6-7 (8-10), 6-4, 6-2 in 2 hours and 31 minutes, Somdev made light of American Robert Kendrick’s challenge winning 6-2, 6-1 in 62-minutes.

By Jilawatan

Indian qualifier Sania Mirza edged past Vania King in a three-set battle to book a pre-quarterfinal berth in the WTA Family Circle Cup here.

Showing nerves of steel, Sania erased a one-set deficit to score a 6-7(6) 6-4 6-2 win over in-form local player in the second round of the $ 721,000 hard court event.

By Jilawatan

Three-set matches have apparently become the norm for Venus Williams at the Family Circle Cup.

The 2004 champion lost in three sets in the semifinals of the 2007 Family Circle Cup, her last appearance in Charleston.