Indian tennis pair Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna crashed out of Wimbledon by losing to Dutchman Julien Rojer and Slovenian Andreja Klepac, by 6-3, 3-6, 11-9 margin in the third-round mixed-doubles clash. Both of them were serving second in the decider and saved four of the five break points they faced. Their rival pair played well on their serves and had not received a single breakpoint in the final set of the two-hour seven-minute clash.
In the starting 29 minutes of the match, the Dutch-Slovenian pair took for the loss of three games and was played in three parts on Tuesday. The first time, the score was 1-1, the second time it was 3-2. When the players returned to court number two, Bopanna and Sania broke Rojer’s serve in the set’s second game and led to a 4-1 lead.
The only break in the decider came in the 20th game when the Dutchman’s forehead sealed the 70-minute third set and the match. Hence, this loss was the end for both the Indian pair in this year’s Wimbledon. Rohan had paired with Divij Dharan and was knocked out in the very first round of men’s singles.
Sania Mirza will be seen in action at the Tokyo Olympics 2020 after this loss at Wimbledon. Now, she will pair up with Ankita Raina in the women’s doubles. On the other hand, Rohan Bopanna participation in the Olympics is paused, with withdrawals from higher-ranked opponents being his only hope. The Tokyo Olympics is starting from July 23 to August 8.
