Sania Mirza (L) and Christina McHale celebrate a point during the Tennis in the Land doubles championship against Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara in Cleveland. (Photo | AP) 
Tennis

Sania Mirza-Christina McHale pair ends runner-up in Cleveland

Sania Mirza and Christina McHale ended runners-up at the WTA 250 event after losing the title clash to top seeds Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara.

PTI

CLEVELAND: Veteran Indian tennis player Sania Mirza and her American partner Christina McHale ended runners-up at the WTA 250 event here after losing the title clash to top seeds Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara.

Mirza and McHale lost the final 5-7 3-6 to the Japanese pair in one hour and 24 minutes.

Courtesy her first final of the season, Sania Mirza added 180 ranking points to her kitty and earned a prize money of USD 3,000.

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