Sania Mirza and Peng Shuai vs Irina-Camelia Begu and Raluca Olaru Live Score and Commentary Cincinnati Open Quarter-finals

It's over head now @CincyTennis why are people under steel roofs pic.twitter.com/6zg62FXmSF
— Pam Shriver (@PHShriver) August 17, 2017

Thunder and lightning very very frightening...
— jimmy soixante-dix (@hotdog6969) August 17, 2017

Get comfy people, play will not resume anytime soon. Heavy rain right now.
— Jimmie48 Photography (@JJlovesTennis) August 17, 2017

Unfortunately, bad news coming from Cincinnati....it is raining heavily and play might not resume any time soon.

And the rain finally comes. Thunders at #CincyTennis. Not raining hard now, but it will probably get worse
— Ubitennis (@Ubitennis) August 17, 2017

Well drats...

The rain has made its way to #CincyTennis and players have been taken off the court. Please stay tuned for updates. pic.twitter.com/cRyU3Lm0Lv
— W&S Open (@CincyTennis) August 17, 2017

And the match is suspended because of rain.

It is 5-4 for the Romanians....they are one game away from taking this to a deciding tie-break.

it is 4-4 now

Some pressure on the Indo-Chinese pair now...suddenly they look shaken

It is three consecutive games for the Romanians now...down from 1-3, they have come back to inch ahead to 4-3

First time in this set, the unseeded duo has a lead and they are ahead by 4-3.

The Romanians do not miss this grand opportunity and they BREAK BACK FOR 3-3

It is suddenly an atrocious service game from the fourth seeds and they face two break points!

But they somehow manage to hold and trail behind 2-3.

Poor serve from the Romanians continue...it's deuce for them at 1-3

Mirza and Peng race through their service game and have a 3-1 lead now

And the Romanians have cracked early again...with a SEVENTH DOUBLE FAULT, they have conceded a break to Mirza and Peng to trail behind at 1-2.

It is 1-1..all level

SECOND SET

Mirza and Peng stretched the Romanians to a deuce game but could not break through. The Romanians lead 1-0.

Sixth set point is finally lucky for Mirza and Peng. They take the first set, 6-3

Five set points gone for Mirza and Peng! But they get another chance to serve the first set out!

The Romanians hold for 3-5. Quite a determined display there!

Deuce...wow! some resilience there!

And the Indo-Chinese duo gets two break points/set points. Can they convert this time?

Slight blip in serving from the Romanian team...double fault and it is 30-30

And the persistence paid off...the Romanians BREAK BACK FOR 2-5. Is this a twist in the tale?

The Romanians are trying their best to force a fightback...they save three set points while the fourth seeds tried to serve out the set at 5-1.

AND THEY SUCCEED! Mirza and Peng get a second break of serve to surge to 5-1.

And it is break point for the fourth seeds

Mirza and Peng are now pouncing on the serves of the Romanians....up 30-15 on their serve...could they break again?

And the fourth seeds consolidate the break in style for 4-1...this set looks clearly in the bag. Do the Romanians have anything up their sleeves?

They are now showing why each of them has previously been a World No. 1

And Mirza and Peng strike the decisive blow....break the Romanians to go up to 3-1

So far, the fourth seeds are looking extremely good. They hold to love for 2-1.

The Romanian duo also has a breezy start and it is 1-1

Mirza and Peng have a comfortable hold to start off things with a 1-0 lead.

And the match is under way!

Good evening and welcome to the Sportskeeda liveblog of the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals.

Sania Mirza and Peng Shuai had paired up ahead of the US Open Series. The Indian has been struggling to form a stable partnership in 2017 as many of her partners dropped out due to injuries. Peng Shuai too had to withdraw from the Rogers Cup quarters last week after hurting her knee.

This week they look to make amends for their lost opportunity. In the opener, the fourth seeds comfortably beat the German-Ukrainian pair of Julia Georges and Olga Savchuk, 7-5, 6-4.

This match is expected to be around 11.00-11.15pm IST.