Sania and Mattek-Sands stun sixth seeds to enter Wimbledon 2nd round
Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands stunned sixth seeds Desirae Krawczyk and Alexa Guarachi to make the second round of the women’s doubles event at Wimbledon here on Thursday.
Mirza 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.
However, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan made an early exit after losing their men’s doubles first round 6-7 (6) 4-6 to Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Henri Kontinen.
The Indians had paired up to prepare for the Tokyo Games but could not make the cut.
The pressure was on Mirza and Mattek-Sands early in the match when the American served the third game that featured seven deuce points.
Mattek-Sands served three double faults in a slow start but eventually held on after saving three break points.
