Bhupathi-Vesnina in Wimbledon mixed doubles final
India's Mahesh Bhupathi has entered the mixed doubles final along with his Russian partner Elena Vesnina at the Wimbledon Championships.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: July 02, 2011 10:52 PM IST
India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Vesnina of Russia advanced to the mixed doubles final of the Wimbledon after pipping Australian Paul Hanley and Chinese Taipei's Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2 3-6 7-5 in a gruelling three-setter that lasted close to two hours.
The Indo-Russian duo committed too many unforced errors in the first set but they also saved two of the five break points before winning it 6-2.
However, Hanley and Hsieh got their act together in the second set and gave the Indo-Russian pair a dose of their own medicine. The duo dealt in aces and made few unforced errors to win it 6-3.
The decider was a rollercoaster ride for Bhupathi and Elena as the Australian-Chinese Taipei pair broke them in the third game to lead 2-1.
But the Indo-Russian pair broke back and held their serve to go up by 3-2.
However the Indo-Russian pair had saved their best for the last as after a long rally of points, with both parties holding on to their serves, the winners broke their rivals in their last serve to book a berth for the championship duel.