Los Angeles: India's Sania Mirza stunned former world number one and five-times Grand Slam winner Martina Hingis 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to reach the third round of the Los Angeles Classic on Tuesday.Sania continued her fine summer hardcourt season and fought off two break points at 1-1 in the third set with two blazing forehand winners.
She needed four match points to close out the match, but won it when Hingis missed a forehand.
"She was all hungry out there and so am I, but she just seems fresher," Hingis told reporters.
"She hits incredible angles with her forehand."
After four straight weeks of play, Sania said she was tired but had learned how to push through the matches.
"To beat one of the quickest players on the tour and to have to dig deep to do it, that feels great," she said.
"It tells me that I can do it again."
Sania Mirza will face the winner of the match between Israel's Shahar Peer and Virginie Razzano of France in the third round.
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