India's Sania Mirza wins at UK Wimbledon
Pakistan Times Sports Desk

LONDON (UK): India’s Sania Mirza won her first round match against Japan’s Akiko Morigami at Wimbledon on Monday. Mirza beat the 71st ranked Morigami in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 8-6 on Court 17.

She now faces fifth seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in the second round. Kuznetsova demolished her British opponent Rebecca Llewellyn 6-0, 6-1.

Mirza and Kuznetsova faced each other earlier this year at the Dubai Open, where Mirza beat her illustrious opponent.●