Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis crash out of WTA Finals

The duo squandered the one set lead to go down 6-3, 2-6, 6-10 to the Russian pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.

Singapore: Defending champions Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis lost their semi-final clash in the WTA finals on Saturday.

The duo squandered the one set lead to go down 6-3, 2-6, 6-10 to the Russian pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.

Sania-Hingis pair, who were seeded second in the tournament won the first set 6-3. However, from the second set onward it was all about the Russian duo. Makarova and Vesnina outclassed Mirza and Hingis to win the next two sets 2-6, 6-10.

This was the first tournament for the pair since they split in August this year.