Tokyo Olympics: Tennis LIVE Day 2, July 25 — Sania Mirza/Ankita Raina gets knocked out - Updates, score, results, blog

Early Beak!

What a start for the Indians. 

Early blood, as they converted their 2nd breakpoint. India lead 2 games to 0

Players on the court. Let the game begin

Time for Ankita Raina to prove herself. Will her "young feet" marry Sania's experience? Only time will tell

Wondering why Sania Mirza isn't participating in the Mixed Doubles event?

Sania missed an Olympic medal by a whisker when she finished 4th at Rio in Mixed Doubles with her partner Rohan Bopanna.

At Tokyo however, no Indian Man qualified for the event. Rohan Bopanna and his partner of late Divij Sharan were recently engaged in a controversy with AITA regarding their qualfiication. Want to know why? Read here

Did You Know?

Sania made her comeback to the Tennis circuit after a 2-year maternity leave with today's opponent Nadiia Kichenok. They partnered at Hobart International in January 2020

Talk about knowing your opponent. Read further here

A woman of few words, Ankita shares her excitement with The Bridge

Dreams indeed come true if you persevere enough.

In an exclusive Ankita Raina pours her heart out on what Olympics and Sania Mirza mean to her.

Waiting for players to get on the court? Give the interview a read here

#MatchDay for 4⃣x #Olympian @MirzaSania and debutant @ankita_champ at #Tokyo2020 🙌

The #IND duo will take on #UKR twins in their Women's Doubles opening round tie.

Tap ❤️ to send in your cheers! #Cheer4India#AITATennis 🇮🇳🎾 #Tokyo2020 #Tennis pic.twitter.com/U1935O80kw

— All India Tennis Association (@AITA__Tennis) July 25, 2021

Determined and ready to Go!

Excellent to see ⁦@MirzaSania⁩ on court on day 0 itself. She hardly slept on the flight and is out there for a hard session. Excellent champ. #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/U8XDiMIYWG

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) July 20, 2021