Bangalore: It was a simple combination that did the trick. Sania Mirza brought in the crowds, Liezel Huber brought in the points.
What resulted was an exciting match with some wonderful volleying by Huber, plenty of errors by Sania and two bewildered women on the other side of the net, trying to keep their nerve, cool and game in the deafening din. Sania and Huber prevailed after a two hour 41 minute marathon 7-5, 6-7(6), 6-4 and entered the final of the Bangalore Open at the KSLTA Kingfisher Stadium on Saturday defeating Ukraine's Mariya Koryttseva and Israel's Shahar Peer.
The duo had earlier won a WTA title in Hyderabad in 2004.
Sania produced just half of what she is capable of, but Huber doubled up with exemplary class at the net. Some of Sania's shots were either way off the mark or found the net. But whatever she managed to keep in play, Huber smothered it to produce a winner out of nowhere, with Sania more than happy to move away and keep the court clear for a Huber winner.
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