Both were terrific from the back and at the net too.Sania was also broken in the third game. It was Cabal's brilliant volley pick up which he placed well beyond the two players to earn a break point.Spears smashed a backhand service return winner to take the break as the second seeds trailed 0-3.The American had an easy hold in the next to make it 4-0. The second seeds finally got on board when Dodig held the fifth game but they had already suffered the damage.Serving to stay in the opening set at 1-5, Sania saved a deciding a point to hold.Spears was now serving for the set and lost the first two points to be 0-30 and soon Dodig found a forehand winner to earn a breakpoint but could not convert. However, Sania was broken in the seventh game which allowed the rivals to neutralise the advantage.The Indian committed a double fault to be down by two breakpoints and Spears smashed one overhead volley to convert the first. Spears held without fuss and the two pairs were now locked 4-4.Dodig was never in his elements in today's match and he served two double faults, the second one coming on a breakpoint, to allow Cabal to serve out the championship.

Source: Times of India January 29, 2017 06:36 UTC