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Indian teenager Sania Mirza extended her rapidly-expanding reputation at Wimbledon on Monday with a hard-fought 6-3, 3-6, 8-6 first round win against Japan?s Akiko Morigami.

Indian teenager Sania Mirza extended her rapidly-expanding reputation at Wimbledon on Monday with a hard-fought 6-3, 3-6, 8-6 first round win against Japan’s Akiko Morigami.

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Mirza blasted Morigami — at 71, ranked only four places above the teenager, but with vastly more experience — all around the court in a quick first set, despite her minimal previous grass court play.

But the 25-year-old Japanese player fought back, edging a narrow second set and initially looking a more likely winner in the third. But in a see-saw final set, Mirza sent her opponent running all over the court again to eventually clinch the match.