Sania-Hingis pair equals record, enters Sydney semis

Advancing to the WTA Sydney International semifinals with a straight set triumph, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis today equalled the record for the longest women's doubles winning streak. Top seeds Mirza and Hingis got the better of China's Chen Liang and Shuai Peng 6-2, 6-3 in less than an hour to enter the last-four stage and remain on course for a second successive title this year. With today's win, Mirza and Hingis won their 28th consecutive match to equal the record set by Puerto Rican Gigi Fernandez and Belarus' Natasha Zvereva in 1994. Mirza and Hingis will next be up against the winners of the match between Timea Babos and Katarina Srebotnik and Raluca Olaru and Yaroslava Shvedova.