Star India player Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands on Saturday were knocked out of the ongoing Wimbledon Championships. They lost their second round match to Russian tennis players Veronika Kudermetova and Elena Vesnina 4-6, 3-6. In the first set, Sania and Bethanie Mattek-Sands fought hard but the Russian duo took the game away from them. Riding on the winning momentum, Kudermetova and Vesnina clinched the second set quite easily as Sania and Mattek-Sands pair bowed out of the tournament. On Thursday, Sania and Mattek-Sands had defeated the doubles pair of Desirae Krawczyk and Alexa Guarachi in the first round.

Source: Mint July 03, 2021 15:22 UTC