Last Updated: January 22, 2023, 10:25 IST
Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza (AFP Photo)
Sania Mirza and Anna Danilina lost 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 to Alison Van Uytvanck and Anhelina Kalinina in the second round of the women’s doubles at the Australian Open
Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza and Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina, who are seeded eighth, lost 4-6, 6-4, 2-6 to Alison Van Uytvanck and Anhelina Kalinina in the second round of the women’s doubles at the Australian Open on Sunday.
The Indian men’s doubles pair of N Sriram Balaji and Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan lost to French duo of Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin 6-4, 6-4 in the second round.
The Mirza-Danilina pair had earlier defeated the American-Hungarian duo of Dalma Galfi and Bernarda Pera 6-2, 7-5 in the first round on Thursday.
On Saturday, Sania Mirza, along with Rohan Bopanna, in the mixed doubles event advanced to the second round, with a straight-set win. Mirza and Bopanna dispatched locals Jaimee Fourlis and Luke Saville 7-5 6-3 in their opening round.
Balaji and Nedunchezhiyan, who had finished runners-up at the Tata Open Maharashtra earlier this month, had stunned fifth seeds Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek in the opening round. Balaji and Nedunchezhiyan, who came into the tournament as an alternate team, took two hours 20 minutes to win the first round fixture 7-6 (6) 2-6 6-4 against Croatian Dodig and American Krajicek.
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