Wimbledon, Ladies Doubles Final Highlights: Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis Win Women's Doubles Title
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis win the Wimbledon women's doubles title. Catch all the highlights here.
- Somak Adhikari
- Updated: July 12, 2015 01:03 pm IST
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza won her maiden Wimbledon title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis. Catch all the highlights here (All Times in IST):
01:58 It's game, set and match! Sania-Martina come back to win five games in-a-row and take the third set 7-5. What a match! Deserving winners the Indo-Swiss pair.
01:49 Sania-Martina break to serve for the match.
01:37 Play set to resume as the players warmup on the court.
01:23 It's 5-5 in the 3rd set and play has been suspended for the moment. Will resume in 10 minutes or so. Sania-Martina have fought hard to win the last 3 games.
01:16 Sania-Martina break back to cut down the lead to 5-4. So it's clearly anybody's to win. The top seeds serving to stay in the match.
01:10 Makarova-Vesnina serving for the championship.
01:07 5-2 to the second seeded pair and the top seeds are serving to stay in the match.
01:02 The Russian duo looking in control even as Sania-Martina pull a game back to make it 4-2.
00:55 A break for Makarova-Vesnina and they lead 3-1 in the 3rd set.
00:42 Sania-Martina have 74 points while Makarova-Vesnina have 73.
00:37 The top seeds prevail in the tie-breaker to claim the 2nd set 7-6. The match to be decided by the 3rd set.
00:27 The 2nd set goes into a tie-breaker. It's make or break for Sania-Martina.
00:24 It's 6-5 to the top seeds and their opponents are serving to stay alive in the set.
00:20 Sania-Martina have 67 total receiving points as compared to Makarova-Vesnina who have 53.
00:12 Sania-Martina in no mood to go down without a fight. It's 4-4 in the 2nd set and something has to give if there is to be a victor today.
00:06 Makarova-Vesnina using a clever tactic to distract their opponents. When one serves the other crouches in front and suddenly stands up as the ball goes over the net. That throws the receiver off balance. Well within the rules and a good ploy.
23:59 The top seeds now have 9 forced errors while Makarova-Vesnina have 13.
23:49 Both pairs holding their serves and it's 1-1 in the second set.
23:44 Makarova-Vesnina take the first set 7-5 and it's an uphill task for the top seeds from here on.
23:38 A late break for Makarova-Vesnina and they are now serving for the set.
23:31 Sania-Martina have just 2 forced errors while the second seeded pair have 7 to their name. The top seeds lead 5-4 and Makarova-Vesnina have to serve to stay in the set.
23:25 Sania-Martina have had 2 break opportunities while Makarova-Vesnina have one. It's 4-3 to the top seeds in the first set.
23:19 The top seeds hold their serve and at 3-2 are well poised to take the first set. Long way to go though for the Indo-Swiss pair.
23:13 Sania-Martina hold their serve and it's 2-1 to them in the first set. Both them and Makarova-Vesnina have won one break point each.
23:11 Good comeback by Sania-Martina as they break back to make it 1-1 in the first set.
23:07 Not the ideal start as Sania's serve is broken by Makarova-Vesnina.
23:01 Earlier today Serena Williams dispatched Garbine Muguruza in straight sets to clinch her 6th Wimbledon title.
22:58 As far as the seedings are concerned it's 1 vs 2 so not much to choose from between the players. One can only hope to see some enthralling tennis as the game progresses.
22:53 It's almost time for the match and history is beckoning for India's Sania Mirza. She has never won a Wimbledon title and today is the chance to end that drought.
Wimbledon 2015 final is Sania's first final here across all formats in seniors though she had won the girls' doubles title here 12 years ago with Russian Alisa Kleybanova. Martina, on the other hand, has two doubles (1996, 1998) and one singles title (1997) to her credit that she won at the lone grass court Major.
The task ahead for the top seeds though won't be easy and will not be won on the basis of past records. The pair of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina are seeded second and have played well so far. Can they bring down the Indo-Swede pair?