Sania Mirza and her Croatian teammate Mate Pavic lost their mixed doubles semifinal at Wimbledon 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 to defending champion Desirae Krawczyk of the US and Neal Skupski of King England on Wednesday, taking India’s journey at the majors. end.
Sania will retire at the end of this season.
The Indo-Croatian sixth-seeded pair broke Skupski’s serve in the fifth game of the match and held on to their score to seal the opening score 6-4.
HIGHLIGHTS: Sania Mirza lost her last Wimbledon semi-final of her career
Sania and Pavic broke Skupski again in the first game of the second set and led 4-3 on one point. They could have gone ahead with a double break if Sania hadn’t headed so easily in the fifth game. The US-British second-seeded duo then found rhythm and successfully aimed the Indian serve twice to turn the tide and win the second set 7-5.
In the decision, the Mirza-Pavic pair made the first move when breaking the American serve in the third game. However, their advantage did not last long when in the next game, Sania was unable to make her serve. Everything remained in service until the 11th game. In the 12th game, Pavic fouled twice and the defending champions converted their second match points to secure a spot in the finals. on Thursday, where they will face all-Australian pair Mark Ebden and Samantha Stosur.
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For Sania, it was her best mixed doubles performance at Wimbledon. She previously reached the quarterfinals in 2011, 2013 and 2015.
However, this is the last chance of the Indian tennis player to complete the Career Slam in mixed doubles.
Sania, along with Mahesh Bhupathi, won mixed doubles titles at the 2009 Australian Open and 2012 French Open before winning the 2014 US Open against Bruno Soares of Brazil.
