Martina Hingis/Daniel Nestor ( UAE Royals) vs Sania Mirza/Rohan Bopanna (Indian Aces)
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We’ve heard about the Battle of the Sexes, but would this one be the Battle of the Exes? Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis were among the most successful women’s doubles pair in modern day tennis till they announced their shock split in August this year. That split, several alleged, had been due to Mirza’s flagging form.
But the Indian surpassed her previous form, going on to win the Cincinnati Masters with Strycova, and then winning back-to-back titles on the Asian leg of the WTA Tour. Those wins pushed Mirza to the sole No. 1 title, with the 29-year-old ending a second consecutive year as the top-ranked women’s doubles player.
Mirza and Bopanna together managed to reach the bronze medal stage at the recently concluded Olympic Games in Rio, and have played with each other in the past.
Nestor and Hingis, meanwhile, are both Grand Slam winners and among the best in doubles tennis; a pairing between the Swiss and Canadian champion would be an interesting watch for fans.
Although tennis watchers have already seen Mirza and Hingis on opposite sides of the net since their split, the two also came together to play at the WTA Finals in Singapore. It will be interesting now to see the dynamic between the multiple Grand Slam winning former doubles pair.
