Mirza helps Asia-Pacific win silver

Asia-Pacific won the best-of-three silver group final at the Hong Kong's World Team Challenge here after Zheng Jie and Sania Mirza thumped Europe's Jankovic and Michelle Larcher de Brito 6-1, 6-1 in a doubles clash.

Sania Mirza after beating Agnes Szavay 6-3, 6-4 in Hong Kong yesterday.

Asia-Pacific won the best-of-three silver group final at the Hong Kong's World Team Challenge here after Zheng Jie and Sania Mirza thumped Europe's Jankovic and Michelle Larcher de Brito 6-1, 6-1 in a doubles clash.
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Thereafter, the indian returned to win her singles match against Agnes Szavay 6-3, 6-4.

Meanwhile, Venus Williams gave the Americas an early lead in the final of yesterday before Russia's Vera Zvonareva won her match to level the best-of-five tie.

Williams beat Anna Chakvetadze 7-6 (7-1), 6-3, while Zvonareva beat Gisela Dulko 6-4, 0-6, 6-3.