Miami Masters: Sania bows out in doubles semis

Miami: Sania Mirza and Chia-Jung Chuang of China were beaten in straight sets by third seeds Lisa Raymond of the US and her Czech partner Kveta Peschke in the women's doubles semifinal of the $4.5 million Miami Masters.

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The unseeded Indo-Chinese duo lost 6-7 (5/7), 4-6 to Raymond and Peschke who sealed their place in the final of the prestigious hard court event late Friday.

Sania and Chuang matched their higher-ranked opponents game for game in the opening set and stretched it to a tie-breaker but they were soon overpowered by the US-Czech pair.

After losing the tie-break 7-5, Sania and Chuang ran out of steam in the second set.

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Raymond and Peschke will meet wild cards Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia and Amelie Mauresmo of France, who reached the final after defeating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland and Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 7-6 (9/6), 6-3 in the other semifinal.