Tennis
Wimbledon: Sania Mirza/Mate Pavic suffer heartbreaking loss in semifinals - HIGHLIGHTS
The Indo-Croatian pair of Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic will contest their very first Mixed Doubles semi-final at Wimbledon. This is Mirza's final year at Big W. Follow the match live.
Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic (Source: Twitter/Indian Tennis Daily)
Welcome to the live blog of The Bridge from the Wimbledon Championships Mixed Doubles semi-finals!
Brace yourself as the sixth-seeded pair of Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic will step out against the second-seeds Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk in the Mixed Doubles semi-finals on Court 3 at the All England Club.
This is Indian tennis queen Sania Mirza's very first Mixed Doubles semi-final at the grass-court Grand Slam and given that this is her final year playing the tour, this is extremely special and she would look to end her Wimbledon run on a high.
Follow the semi-final here:
Live Updates
- 6 July 2022 6:28 PM GMT
Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic break immediately!!
Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic break with the first opportunity as Skupski gets broken once more!
Into Set 2, Mirza and Pavic lead 1-0
- 6 July 2022 6:20 PM GMT
Pavic dishes out aces and wins the first set!!
Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic win the first set against the defending champions! Pavic's service is also solid and he has served 3 aces so far.
Great show! Let's keep this momentum going.
- 6 July 2022 6:12 PM GMT
Mirza holds to love once again in this set!
Mirza serves to love again and this is pretty impressive serving from the Indian! She hasn't conceded a single point on serve in this match so far.
- 6 July 2022 6:06 PM GMT
Some sensational lobs from Sania and Pavic and they lead 4-2!
It was deuce on the Pavic serve but both Sania and Pavic really step up their game with some mad smashes and we have a very badminton-like tennis match!
- 6 July 2022 6:00 PM GMT
And Sania Mirza converts on the first break point opportunity!!
Sania Mirza/Mate Pavic break Neal Skupski/Desirae early in this match to take the 3-2 lead!!
Beautiful return from Sania and Skupski sends the ball flying out!
