Wimbledon 2022 | Sania Mirza crashes out of mixed doubles semis

Mirza and Pavic, one among the defending men's doubles Wimbledon winners, broke the Neal Skupski serve in the opening game of the second set to take an early lead. But, just as the team appeared to be on their way to the final, the Indian Mirza was dropped in the eighth game of the second set. Skupski and Krawczyk took advantage of the opportunity and drew level.

Krawczyk was beaten for the first time in the match in the decisive set as Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic seized a 2-1 lead, but the Indo-Croatian combination surrendered the momentum in the very next game. Pavic, who was serving to salvage the match in the tenth game, began with a double fault, and the reigning champs took advantage. The Indo-Croatian duo saved a match point but then gave up easy points to exit the finals.

At 17, she became the first Indian female tennis player to win a Grand Slam when she won the Wimbledon girl's doubles title with Russia's Alisa Kleybanova in 2003. “This is where it all started for me in 2003. That was the beginning of the big things for me. This is the biggest stage of tennis,” Sania Mirza had said.