AP
London, July 8

Indian ace Mahesh Bhupathi and his Russian partner Elena Likhovtseva bagged the Wimbledon mixed doubles crown when they outclassed Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe and Daniela Hanutuchova of Slovakia in the final.

The Indo-Russian pair, seeded third, played with remarkable skill and composure to script a 6-2 1-6 6-1 victory last night against the fourth seed Ulleyt-Hanutuchova pair.

The third seeds played exhilarating tennis to easily pocket the opening set 6-2.

Ullyett and Hanutuchkova, exhibiting a never-say-die approach played aggressive tennis to take the second set 6-1.

With darkness slowly engulfing the Centre Court, Bhupathi and Likhovtseva played with urgency and never allowed their opponents to settle down as they captured the deciding set 6-1 with ease.