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Wimbledon: Divij Sharan/Samantha Murray Sharan playing Round 2— LIVE Updates, Score, Results, Blog
In Round 2 of the mixed doubles tie of the Wimbledon, Divij Sharan and his wife Samantha Murray Sharan have made a winning start.
Divij Sharan and Samantha Murray Sharan are competing in a Grand Slam mixed doubles draw for the first time at Wimbledon (Credits: AFP/Getty Images)
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog on Wimbledon 2021.
In the second round of the tournament, India's ace female tennis player Sania Mirza pairing up with USA's Bethanie Mattek-Sands lose 4-6, 3-6 to Russia's Elena Vesnina and Veronika Kudermetova.
Sania Mirza playing the Wimbledon after a gap of four years has exited the women's doubles challenge in Round 2.
Live Updates
- 3 July 2021 7:46 PM GMT
Husband-wife Divij-Samnatha's journey ends in mixed doubles
Indian tennis player Divij Sharan and his British wife Samantha Murray Sharan, who played as a pair, lost to Croatia's Darija Jurak and South Africa's Raven Klaasen in the mixed doubles Round 2 encounter of Wimbledon 2021.
- 3 July 2021 7:29 PM GMT
Sania-Bopanna pair cruise into Round 3
All-Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza register a second-round win in the Mixed Doubles. They beat Emily Webley-Smith and Aidan McHugh 6-3, 6-1.
- 3 July 2021 6:21 PM GMT
Divij Sharan & Samantha Sharan win Set 1!
Divij and Samantha Murray Sharan have made a winning start to their second-round encounter against the 10th-seeded South African pair of D. Jurak and R. Klaasen. The duo have taken a lead in the first set 6-3.
- 3 July 2021 2:52 PM GMT
Sania and Mattek-Sands' journey ends in women's doubles
Mattek Sands' pressurised serving to stay into the match and gave way two successive points. The Russian pair earn three match points now. Won the final game at 15-point.
VES/KUD 6 6
MIR/MAT 4 3
- 3 July 2021 2:49 PM GMT
Set 2: VES/KUD 5, MIR/MAT 3
Elena Vesnina fetches point from her first serve. Veronikan compliments with a good volley following a long rally at 30-0. An ace takes them to 40-0. Mattek-Sands' return landed on net for Elena at 40-15. A drop shot again by the Indian brings the points at 40-30. Veronika slams the ball away to win the game
VES/KUD 6 5
MIR/MAT 4 3
- 3 July 2021 2:44 PM GMT
Set 2: VES/KUD 4, MIR/MAT 3
Sania wins the game from her serve.
VES/KUD 6 4
MIR/MAT 4 3
- 3 July 2021 2:41 PM GMT
Set 2: VES/KUD 4, MIR/MAT 2
Veronika capitalises through her serve and bags the advantage home winning the game.
VES/KUD 6 4
MIR/MAT 4 2
- 3 July 2021 2:36 PM GMT
Set 2: VES/KUD 3, MIR/MAT 2
Veronika brekas on Mattek-Sands serve at 0-15. Miscommunication in a drop shot levelled at 15-15. Another stunning return leads to 15-30. Elena's shot too powerful for the second points at 30-30. But the Russians earn a break point with a string smash by Veronika and Mattek-Sand's error gives away the game.
VES/KUD 6 3
MIR/MAT 4 2
