Sania and Hingis survive Chan sisters

NEW YORK: Top seeds Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis did well to finish on top in a bizarre US Open women's doubles quarterfinals clash, where the fancied duo complained against their opponents sisters Yung-Jan Chan and Hao-Ching Chan who appeared to be getting advice from their father, who was seated in the stands.
The Indo-Swiss pairing, Wimbledon champions and shooting for their second successive Grand Slam title, finally beat the ninth-seeded Taipei combination 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 in 85 minutes in a match of glaring twists and flaring tempers.In the semifinals, Sania and Hingis will take on the Italian duo of Flavia Pennetta and Sara Errani.
With the 35-year-old Hingis starting poorly and Sania off her pace for the first couple of games, the top seeds fell back 0-5 before rallying splendidly. The Indian led the charge, between complaining to the chair umpire and throwing up her hands in frustration.
"In the WTA on court coaching is legal," Hingis said. "I understand that, I also understand encouraging your player, everybody does that, but to have entire conversations... We don't speak Chinese so we don't know what was being said, but it was back-and-forth thing."
"Whatever!" a furious Sania said. "We are all trying to stay focused, get going. I am glad we were able to bounce back and close out the first set."
Bopanna out in men's doubles
Rohan Boapanna's campaign in the men's doubles ended after he and Romania's Florin Mergea suffered a straight set loss in the quarterfinals on wednesday. The duo lost 6-7, 3-6 to unseeded pair of Dominic Inglot of Great Britain and Sweden's Robert Lindstedt.