Melbourne: Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis continued their unbeaten streak as they kicked off their Australian Open on a winning note to progress through to the second round of the tournament on Thursday.


Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis.Pic/AFP

The Indo- Swiss pair took one hour and eight minutes to thrash Colombian-Brazilian pair of Mariana Duque and Teliana Pereira 6-2, 6-3 in an exciting first round of the women's double event.