After teaming up for the first time a month ago, Hingis and Mirza swept their first two tournaments together, and big ones too - Premier Mandatory-level hardcourt events in Indian Wells and Miami.
Not only did they go 10-0 together to win those titles, but they didn't even lose a set - 20-0 in sets. One of those records held strong in their first match on clay in Charleston, as Rodionova sisters Anastasia and Arina twice rallied from a break down and even fought off a set point down 6-5 in the tie-break to take the 57-minute first set, but from there it was plain sailing for the No.1-seeded Hingis and Mirza, who took just 46 minutes to cruise through the second set and ensuing match tie-break. Hingis and Mirza had beaten the Rodionovas by a much less complicated scoreline in Miami, 6-3, 6-4. "The draw is so tough here, especially our half," Mirza said. "We're also still making the transition from hard to clay, and we haven't had much practice, and the others have been here for a longer time. "We just tried our best. We almost had the first set, it was a couple points here and there - but we're happy to come through. It was our first super tie-break together, so we're happy to win that!" Hingis, a former World No.1, said the pair's chemistry helped them pull through this tough one.
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