Sania Mirza put up a brave effort but it was not enough as Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova won the thrilling battle of teenagers in the women's singles second round match of the Wimbledon tennis championship on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old Indian showed great fighting qualities before losing 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 in 137 minutes.
Sania, who had her fifth ranked opponent in trouble on a number of occasions, saw all her hard work going in vain on the Center Court of the All England Lawn Tennis Club after failing to be benefited from the advantageous position she had put herself in with some fine play. Each point was well-contested and it was no cakewalk for the Russian.
Sania, the world number 75, had beaten her more fancied opponent earlier this year in the Dubai Open.
Bhupathi, Woodbridge advance: Mahesh Bhupathi and Todd Woodbridge of Australia advanced to the second round in men’s doubles defeating their American opponents Graydon Oliver and Jared Palmer 6-4 6-2 6-7 (5/7) 6-3.
The sixth-seeded Indo-Australian pair will next face Stephen Huss of Australia and Wesley Moodie of South Africa, who beat French-Belgian duo of Cyril Saulnier and Tom Vanhoudt 6-7 (6/7) 6-3 6-2 6-3.
{{/usCountry}}The sixth-seeded Indo-Australian pair will next face Stephen Huss of Australia and Wesley Moodie of South Africa, who beat French-Belgian duo of Cyril Saulnier and Tom Vanhoudt 6-7 (6/7) 6-3 6-2 6-3.
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