Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza along with her partner Mate Pavlik has entered the semi-finals of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the year. The pair of Indian and Croatian registered a thrilling victory in the quarterfinals of the mixed doubles. They defeated fourth-seeded players Gabriella Dabrowski and Pearce in straight sets on Monday, July 4. However, the winning players got very tough competition from the opponent and they did a huge struggle for this victory.
Let us tell here that this is India one of the most senior players in Sania Mirza’s last Wimbledon. The 35-year-old Indian legend has already announced that the 2022 season will be the last tour of her career.
The match lasted for more than 1.5 hours
Sania Mirza and Pavlik defeated Dabrowski-Pearce by the set score of 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. The match played for one hour and 41 minutes. Sania Mirza and Pavlik looked very good and strong with their returns throughout the match. Mirza and Pavlik did not let the pressure on the rivals go down in the last set.
Sania had given the last gift of the Grand Slam 6 years ago
Sania won her last Grand Slam title in 2016. Mirza became the champion in the women’s doubles event of the Australia Open. In 2015, Sania also won the doubles title at Wimbledon. She won the last Grand Slam in mixed doubles in 2014. She has won seven Grand Slam titles in her career.
Wimbledon is the oldest Grand Slam in the world
Wimbledon’s Center Court was opened in 1922. At that time there was worry about filling the 15000-seat stadium However, Wimbledon official Alexandra Willis described how people’s perception about Wimbledon has changed from time to time. And now Wimbledon’s Center Court has become one of the major and sport’s most iconic landmarks. There are 4 Grand Slam tournaments in the sports of professional tennis. Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Which Wimbledon is the oldest one.