Wimbledon: Sania Mirza/Rohan Bopanna vs Andreja Klepač/Jean-Julien Rojer - Round of 16, LIVE updates, score results, blog
Sailing into the third round of the Wimbledon Championships Mixed Doubles event, Mirza-Bopanna will take on the 14th seeded combo of Klepač-Julien Rojer for a place in the quarter-finals.
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna
Looking to keep their momentum high, the veteran Indian tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna will lock horns with the Slovenian-Dutch combo of Andreja Klepač and Jean-Julien Rojer. We are set to watch this exciting clash as Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna will step onto Court 2 of the All England Club, Wimbledon, and vie for a place in the quarter-finals and stay on course to win a maiden title at the Big W.
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Heading into the Tokyo Olympics, the recent trends in Indian tennis look bright and promising and The Bridge got in touch with ace Olympian tennis player Vishnu Vardhan for a freewheeling chat to analyse the same and look ahead into the scopes of improvement for tennis in India.
Former doubles partner of Sania Mirza, Vishnu Vardhan believes she will use her champion's attitude to bring a medal at the Tokyo Olympics
Sania Mirza will be next seen playing at the all-important Tokyo Olympics starting later this month where she will be teaming up with Ankita Raina in mixed doubles.
To get an idea of the schedule, click this link.
And with that, India's challenge at Wimbledon ends.
Sania fails to hold on to her serve and the Indian pair of Sania/Bopanna have gone down in the Round of 16 match.
Score: Sania/Bopanna vs Rojer/Klepac 3-6, 6-3, 9-11.
One match point saved. 30-40 now!
Score: Sania/Bopanna vs Rojer/Klepac 3-6, 6-3, 9-10 (15-40)
Saina placing the ball beautifully, Bopanna hitting the 16th ace for Indian pair in the game, and Indians have not taken the game to make it 9-all.
Score: Sania/Bopanna vs Rojer/Klepac 3-6, 6-3, 9-9