President congratulates Sania on US Open triumph

President Pranab Mukherjee today congratulated Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis on winning the US Open women’s doubles title in New York.

“Hearty congratulations @MirzaSania @mhingis on winning the U.S. Open women’s doubles, well done!” the President tweeted.

Sania triumphed in the US Open women’s doubles with Hingis yesterday as the top-seeded Indo-Swiss team outplayed the fourth seed team of Casey Dellacqua and Yaroslava Shvedova 6-3 6-3 in the final.

This was Sania’s second consecutive Grand Slam title of the season and fifth overall.

Sania’s win capped off a memorable US Open for Indians as Leander Paes had won the mixed doubles trophy with Hingis on Friday, in a repeat show of the Wimbledon.