“In tennis, when you don’t convert your chances, that’s what happens to the match”. The final result: 2-6, 6-2, 10-3 in favour of the US. “We have to do the right thing and recover as soon as possible mentally and physically, probably more mentally than physically, and try and come out there and have another shot at a medal”, she added. One in the Semi’s as if they win medal is for sure atleast a silver.
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In a rollercoaster game against the Dutch team of Eefje Muskens and Selena Piek, Jwala and Ashwini went down 16-21 21-16 17-21 in a 48-minute clash.
“After three Grand Slam victories and 11 WTA doubles titles together, we have mutually agreed that we would be open to playing with other players for the remainder of the season”, Hingis and Mirza wrote in a joint statement posted on Twitter. It’s going to take some time to get over this. They were somewhat subdued in the opening set and were totally outplayed by the Indians. We had chances and in the second set we could have won multiple times. “She started returning better in the second as opposed to the first set and that’s why she’s a champion”, the 29-year-old from Hyderabad said.
Former Asian Games gold medal victor Vikas seemed the more assured boxer and will face his stiffest challenge against Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan, who has also beaten the Indian in the final of the 2015 Asian Championships, on Sunday and a win will ensure the Indian a bronze medal.
The Indians fought a bit and broke Lucie in the fourth game to take a 3-1 lead but Bopanna again lost his serve to allow Czechs to make a comeback in the set. The Indians saved two break points but was ultimately broken to concede a 5-6 lead.
Both Rohan and Sania looked like they were under tremendous pressure at the beginning of the match, especially with Rohan losing his serve in the second game of the match.
As the second set began, out of nowhere the U.S. pair rallied back so strongly that the Indians were left wondering what struck them.
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After a 3-3 changeover score in the third set, the Americans took seven straight points to finish off the match and advance to the finals. Without a doubt, Sania unleashes the most powerful forehand in women’s tennis, and on Friday she was on song with that forehand cross-court.
