Rio 2016 News

The Olympics ended on a disappointing note for Sania Mirza, as she and Rohan Bopanna lost out to Radek Stepanek and Lucie Hradecka 1-6, 5-7 in the bronze medal match. After the heartbreak at Rio, Sania has expressed her doubts about playing for the next 4 years and featuring in the next Olympics.

After their heart-breaking loss in the mixed doubles semifinal yesterday, Sania Mirza said that she and her partner Rohan Bopanna will have to recover as quickly as possible from the defeat to win a bronze. The Indian pair will face Radek Stepanek and Lucie Hradecka in the bronze-medal match today.

Fourth seeds Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna will face the Australian pair of John Peers and Samantha Stosur in the pre-quarterfinals of the mixed doubles event. Third seeds Rafael Nadal and Garbine Muguruza will take on the Czech Republic pair of Lucie Hradecká, Radek Štěpánek in the Round of 16.

World No.1 and top seed Novak Djokovic and 2009 US open champ Juan Martin del Potro both walked off centre court on Sunday in tears – one in agony, the other in elation. The Argentine, who knocked out Djoker, was overwhelmed with emotions and described the match as an “amazing one” for him.

After putting up a tough fight against Peng Shuai and Zhang Shuai, Sania Mirza and her partner Prarthana Thombare lost 7-6, 5-7, 7-5 in the first round of the women's doubles event in Rio. However, Mirza has backed her partner against media criticism and has urged everyone to support her.