LONDON, Aug 4:
India’s tennis campaign at the London Olympic Games met with a disappointing end as Leander Paes and Sania Mirza were knocked out in the mixed doubles quarter-finals, here today.
Paes and Sania lost 5-7 6-7(5) to the top seeded pair of Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka from Belarus in the last-eight stage match, which was spread over two days due to bad light.
The Indians were trailing 2-3 in the second set, when play was stopped yesterday.
Paes and Sania did fight bravely but the failure to cash in on the break points dented their chances. Out of eight chances in the second set, they could convert only one.
Nevertheless, they fought hard and stretched the second set to a tie-breaker, which itself was a tight affair. But it was not meant to be the Indians’ day.
Mixed doubles event was considered India’s best medal bet as the draw was of 16 pairs and a team needed to win three matches to win a bronze. (PTI)
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