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Sania-Hingis storm into Wimbledon semis

Last updated on: July 09, 2015 00:58 IST

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis cruised to a comfortable 7-5, 6-3 victory over Casey Dellacqua and Yarsolava Shvedova to book their place in the women's doubles semi-finals at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

The Indo-Swiss pair had to fight hard in the first set, but in the second they did not allow their opponents any chance.

The duo will now face fifth seeds Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears from United States.

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