Wimbledon | Stunning start for Sania & Mattek-Sands
The Hindu
Despite being a bit rusty at the start, they dominated the match and won 7-5, 6-3.
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. The third game had seven deuce points before Mattek-Sands held serve. Sania and Mattek-Sands too had two opportunities to break their rivals, but the American fluffed a volley before Desirae produced a quality serve.
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