Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands knocked out sixth seeds Desirae Krawczyk and Alexa Guarachi to move into the second round of the Wimbledon on Thursday. Sania and Mattek-Sands were a bit rusty at the start but once they got their rhythm, they dominated the match and won 7-5, 6-3 against the American-Chilean combination in one hour and 27 minutes. Sania and Mattek-Sands too had two opportunities to break their rivals, but the American fluffed a volley before Desirae produced a quality serve. Guarachi hit a forehand wide at 15-30 to hand two set points in the 12th game. In the second, Sania and Mattek-Sands opened up a 3-1 lead and went on to win 6-3.

Source: The Hindu July 01, 2021 22:30 UTC