Sania-Bethanie in second round of Madrid Open

Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands overcame a fighting Daniela Hantuchova-Anabel Medina Garrigues to progress to the pre-quarter-finals of the WTA Madrid Open.

The fifth seed Indo-American pair had to work hard for a 7-6(3), 4-6, 10-4 victory over the Slovakian-Spanish combo, in an hour and 46 minutes.

They next face winner of the other first round contest between Garbine Muguruza/Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor and Lucie Safarova/Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Image: Sania Mirza and Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Photograph:  Julian Finney/Getty Images