India's Sania Mirza lost a thrilling women's singles first round match while compatriots Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi along with Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistan partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi entered the second round of the men's doubles in the US Open Tennis Championships.
Playing in a packed court 17, Sania and her former doubles partner Shahar Peer engaged themselves in a fierce baseline exchange before the 23rd-seeded Israeli prevailed in the latter stages of the match to win 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1 after more than a two-hour see-saw battle Tuesday. It was Peer's second win over Sania in their six meetings.
The Israeli was quick to take a 3-1 lead in the first set but Sania, with her blistering returns of serve, broke back to enforce a tie-breaker.
The 64th-ranked Indian again trailed in the tie-breaker but soon levelled the scores at 5-5 with a down-the-line-forehand shot. Two points later, a forehand error from Peer gave Sania the opening set.
From: http://ping.fm/efoNh
Popular Posts
-
Even as social activist Anna Hazare yoga guru brought Mahatma Gandhiji’s satyagraha into limelight, Janata Dal (U) president Sharad Yadav to...
-
As the 125th edition of Wimbledon heads into its second week, all of the principal story lines are still there to be followed. From: http://...
-
Director Michael Bay plans a fresh take on shape-shifting robots with the fourth installment in his “Transformers” franchise. From: http://p...
-
The four astronauts assigned to NASA's last space shuttle flight can't seem to escape all the fuss and hubbub. With just eight days ...
-
Shooter Gagan Narang Conferred Khel Ratna From: http://ping.fm/BOTms
-
Gujarat CM Narendra Modi Meets Sri Sri Ravi Shankar In Anand
-
Internationally acclaimed sand artist from Odisha Sudarshan Pattnaik has been congratulated by President Pratibha Patil and a host of other ...
-
Belgium’s defense minister is proposing to withdraw half of the nation’s 580 troops from Afghanistan by next year. From: http://ping.fm/vM3X1
-
Pakistan's banned cricketer Mohammad Amir returned home Sunday after serving his jail sentence for spot-fixing in London. From: http://p...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment