India’s ace tennis star Sania Mirza and her partner Shuai Zhang entered the women’s doubles quarter-finals at the Luxembourg Open tennis tournament.
Sania and Zhang beat German twins Tayisiya Morderger and Yana Morderger 6-2, 6-3 in the round of 16 on Wednesday, as per olympics.com. Sania Mirza is a six-time Grand Slam doubles champion while Shuai Zhang won her second Grand Slam title at the 2021 US Open, partnering Australia’s Samantha Stosur.
The Indo-Chinese pair are seeded second for the Luxembourg Open.
It was an emotional moment when Minella’s final match ended around 8pm on Wednesday. The Luxembourgish tennis star lost both sets 3:6 against Alizé Cornet from France. It was the last time that the 35-year-old will perform in the singles category in Kockelscheuer.
On Tuesday, Minella crowned her 17th and final participation with an opening win in round one, an achievement which she never managed before. However, against Cornet on Wednesday, Minella eventually saw the end closing in: “It was really hard to hold back my emotions, but I was happy to have this moment here at home. I want to thank everyone who was present.”
Exactly 20 years ago, Minella played her first Luxembourg Open tournament in Kockelschuer at the age of 15.
Meanwhile, Sania Mirza and Shuai Zhang will now take on the Belgian pair of Greet Minnen and Alison Van Uytvanck in the last eight on Thursday evening.