Wimbledon: Mirza-Bopanna mixed doubles pair crashes out from round three

London, July 8: Mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna on Thursday crashed out of the ongoing Wimbledon. Andreja Klepac and Jean-Julien Rojer defeated Mirza and Bopanna 6-3, 3-6, 11-9 in the round of 16 matches here.

 

 

The round of 16 match between the pair of Mirza/Bopanna and Klepac/Rojer started on Tuesday but the game stretched to Wednesday due to rain. Mirza and Bopanna had lost the first set of the game on Tuesday and they were not able to provide any challenge and they went down 3-6.

 

 

However, on Wednesday, the Indian pair were able to gain momentum and won the second set by 6-3, sending the match into the third and deciding set. The third and deciding set saw back and forth action and at one stage, it stood level at 3-3. Klepac and Rojer were able to break the serve and they ended up taking a 4-3 lead, piling more pressure on Mirza and Bopanna.

 

 

Mirza and Bopanna did not give up and they kept on challenging their opponents and as a result, the scoreline came level once again at 6-6. However, in the end, the pair of Mirza and Bopanna crashed out of the tournament.