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Sania Mirza-Peng Shuai enter semifinals of China Open

The third-seeded Indo-Chinese pair of Sania and Peng came from a set down to beat fifth-seeded Czech pair of Barbora Strycova and Katerina Siniakov 4-6 6-2 10-7 in the quarterfinals.

China Open Image Source : GETTY IMAGESSania Mirza of India and Shuai Peng of China react after winning a point during their Women's double quarterfinal match at China Open

India's Sania Mirza and her partner Peng Shuai had to battle hard to seal their place in the semi-finals of the China Open tennis championships, here today. 

The third-seeded Indo-Chinese pair of Sania and Peng came from a set down to beat fifth-seeded Czech pair of Barbara Strcov and Katerina Siniakov 4-6 6-2 10-7 in the quarterfinals. 

Sania and Peng will now face Swiss Martina Hingis and Chan Yung-jan of Chinese Taipei in the last-four match on Saturday.