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London 2012 Tennis: Paes-Mirza trail by a set as bad light interferes
The Indian pair of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza were trailing 5-7 2-3 in their mixed doubles tennis quarterfinal match against Belarusian pair of Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka in the Olympic Games, before bad light stopped play for the day.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: August 04, 2012 02:08 am IST
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The Indian pair of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza were trailing 5-7 2-3 in their mixed doubles tennis quarterfinal match against Belarusian pair of Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka in the Olympic Games, before bad light stopped play for the day.
Paes-Mirza held their serve till the 10th game of the first set and their serve was broken in the 12th game which Mirnyi-Azarenka won to wrap up the first set.
In the second set, the Indian pair broke their Belarusian opponents in the third game but the top seeded pair broke back immediately to level the proceedings.
When match was stopped due to bad light, the Indian pair were supposed to serve.
Topics mentioned in this article
Tennis
India
Olympics 2012
Sania Mirza
Leander Paes
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