Pan Pacific Open | Sania Mirza and Barbora Strycova win their second title

After winning a thrilling encounter against Gabriela Dabrowski and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in the semifinals, Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova came up against the unseeded Chinese pair of Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan Yang.

The Indo-Czech pair dominated from the start and broke their opponent's serve four times in the first set. Although, the Chinese pair got a break back, it was not enough to stop Mirza and Strycova from winning the first set comfortably at 6-1. Liang and Yang fought back in the second set, or at least they tried to, but the No.2 seeds saved four break points on their service before earning two breaks of their own. They won the second set 6-1 in what a fairly easy outing for them in Tokyo.

With this win, the Indo-Czech pair have now added to their Cincinnati Open win from the last month. Despite facing a disappointing exit at the US Open, the pair has bounced back in style.