Mirza-Black win China Open title

Beijing, Oct 5 (IANS) Sania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black eased past Vera Dushevina and Arantxa Parra Santonja to win the women’s doubles title at the China Open here Saturday.

Mirza and Black, seeded eighth, won the title clash 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and six minutes. They seemed a much superior unit against the Russian-Spanish combine.

The Indo-Zimbabwean pair had stunned top seeds Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani of Italy in the semifinals.