Sania-Bethanie in second round

India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands notched up a straight-sets victory and advanced to the second round in women's doubles at the Wimbledon.

India's Sania Mirza and her American partner Bethanie Mattek-Sands notched up a straight-sets victory and advanced to the second round in women's doubles at the Wimbledon.

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The 13th seeded Indo-US pair defeated Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva and American Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 24 minutes at the All England Club. The duo will take on the winner of the match between Serbia's Jelena Jankovic and France's Virginie Razzano and French duo of Stephanie Foretz Gacon and Kristina Mladenovic, in the second round.