Sania loses in doubles 1st round

Sania Mirza and Anna Chakvetadze of Russia lost in the first round of the ladies doubles event at the Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis championships in London on Tuesday.

The Indo-Russian pair, which had reached the second round in the French Open, were defeated 6-2, 6-1 by Alina Jidkova of Russia and Tatiana Perebiynis of Ukrain.

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