Wimbledon 2022: Heartbreak for Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic as they lose combined doubles semis to defending champions

Wimbledon 2022: Sania Mirza, who was bidding to win her maiden combined doubles Grand Slam title, misplaced the semi-final together with Mate Pavic to defending champions Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk on Wednesday, July 6.

Wimbledon: Heartbreak for Sania and Pavic in combined doubles semi-final (AFP Photo)

HIGHLIGHTSSania Mirza was bidding to win her maiden Grand Slam combined doubles titleThe 6-time main winner misplaced the semi-final together with Mate PavicSania-Pavic pair misplaced to defending champions Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk

Sania Mirza’s desires of successful her maiden Grand Slam combined doubles title got here to an finish on Wednesday, July 6 because the Indian tennis star misplaced her combined doubles semi-final together with Croatian accomplice Mate Pavic. Sania and Pavic misplaced to defending champions Neal Skupski and Desirae Krawczyk 6-4, 5-7, 4-6 in a hard-fought match on Court Two at SW19.

Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic had been up a set and a break and regarded set to get the job accomplished in straight units however the Indo-Croatian pair misplaced its momentum with Skupski and Krawczyk elevating their stage halfway by way of the 2nd set.

Skupski and Krawczyk received the 2nd set 7-5 and compelled a decider. Sania and Pavic conceded a break within the third set however broke again to stage issues early. However, at 5-4, the defending champions broke Pavic’s serve to e-book a spot in Thursday’s closing.

Sania Mirza gave it her all in what’s prone to be her closing match at Wimbledon because the Indian star introduced earlier this 12 months that she could be retiring from skilled tennis on the finish of the season. Sania took followers down the reminiscence lane hitting these gorgeous forehand returns however it was not sufficient towards gritty Skupski and Krawczyk.

Sania, who had received the Australian Open and French Open combined doubles titles with Mahesh Bhupathi in 2009 and 2012, respectively, was bidding to succeed in her maiden combined doubles closing at Wimbledon. The Indian star, the winner of 6 Grand Slam titles, had received the combined doubles US Open title with Bruno Soares in 2014.

However, sixth seeds Mirza and Pavic might be pleased with their run in Wimbledon 2022 whereby they ousted 4th seeds John Peers and Gabriela Dabrowski, who received the French Open combined doubles title in 2017 with Rohan Bopanna.

Notably, Sania had crashed out within the first spherical of the ladies’s doubles competitors with Lucie Hradecka.

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