07 July,2017 08:43 AM IST | London | PTI
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan' Grand Slam debut ended in the first round itself but not without a valiant fight as he and Jared Donaldson lost a grueling five-setter while Sania Mirza advanced to the women's doubles second round of the Wimbledon championship
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza
Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan' Grand Slam debut ended in the first round itself but not without a valiant fight as he and Jared Donaldson lost a grueling five-setter while Sania Mirza advanced to the women's doubles second round of the Wimbledon championships here.
Nedunchezhiyan and his American partner lost 7-6 (4) 7-56-7(3) 0-6 3-6 to British pair of Marcus Willis and Jay Clarke after fighting hard for three hours and 15 minutes on court number nine.
The 28-year-old Chennai lad, who entered the Championships in dramatic fashion, said their rivals played a lot better in the third set tie-break which changed the momentum and then the match.
Sania and Kirsten Flipkens, seeded 13th, easily dispatched Naomi Osaka and Shuai Zhang 6-4 6-3 in their opening match. Also advancing to the second round of men¿s doubles were Purav Raja and Divij Sharan who pipped Kyle Edmunds and Joao Sousa 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4 7-6 (8).
