PARIS: Indian ace Sania Mirza and
her Swiss partner Martina Hingis
crashed out of the French Open after
being upstaged in straight sets by
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie
Safarova in their women's doubles
quarterfinal match on Wednesday.
PARIS: Novak Djokovic crushed nine-
time champion Rafael Nadal 7-5, 6-3,
6-1 to move into the French Open
semifinals on Wednesday,
condemning the great Spaniard to
just his second defeat in 72 matches
at Roland Garros.
Serena was playing no such
games in Wednesday’s quarterfinal
against former French Open finalist
Sara Errani. Williams cruised to a
6-1, 6-3 victory to make just her
second French Open semifinal in 12
years.