Hobart International: Sania Mirza makes winning return to WTA circuit, enters women's doubles quarter-finals

Hobart: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza made a winning return to the WTA circuit by advancing to the women’s doubles quarter-finals of the Hobart International Tournament on Tuesday. [caption id=“attachment_4335263” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Sania Mirza. Reuters[/caption] Returning to the court after two years, Sania and her Ukrainian partner Nadia Kichenok prevailed 2-6 7-6 (3) 10-3 over Oksana Kalashnikova of Georgia and Japan’s Miyu Kato in a contest lasting one hour and 41 minutes. The Indo-Ukrainian pair will next be up against Americans Vania King and Christina McHale. The US combination upstaged fourth-seeded Spainish duo of Georgina Garcia Perez and Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-2 7-5 in a round of 16 clash. During her two years away from the game, the 33-year-old Sania battled injury breakdowns before taking a formal break to give birth to her son Izhaan. The 33-year-old last played at China Open in October 2017.