Tokyo: Sania Mirza and the debutant of Ankita Kerunnya was eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics despite dominating most of their women’s double opens against Ukraine Twin Sisters Nadiia and Liudmyla Kichenok, here on Sunday.
Sania and Raina fled with the contest after bageling their opponents but in dramatic turnaround, Kichenok’s brothers returned from the dead to win 0-6 7-6 (0) 10-8 in court 11 of Ariake Tennis.
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Sania served for the match at 5-3 in the second set but maybe the nerves get better than her and finally dropped the screen.
From there, it was not the same match, where Ukrainians looked rather, struggling with their services and returns.
Indians became prey and Ukraine pounced on them.
Sania and Raina fell 1-8 in a super break tie but revoked seven direct points to make it 8-8 but lose the next two points to do out of the game.
Indians solve Ukraine in the second match match to open excellence.
What happens next is the order of handles for Indians but down to their rivals.
In just 21 minutes, Mirza and Raina claim the first set.
The Kichenok sister finally rose when Raina’s Backhand Return sailed on the baseline in the second match of the second set.
Raina rose 40-15 in the third match but burying the return of forehand on the internet and Mirza also fumbled on the internet to get to Deuce Point.
The young people hold the nerves to present the game with successive points.
Two Nadia’s double mistakes skinned Ukraine in trouble but they came out without injury with a solid net game, making it 2-2.
Sania crashed into a destructive forehand winner to get the chance to rest in the sixth match but Raina’s Backhand Return was sent for the winner of the volleyball drop.
Another opportunity came by India but Raina netted the backhand from the baseline.
Winner of Returns Backhand Sania service gets Indians other opportunities and they did not waste this time to rise 4-2.
Raina has an easy handle next door and now they are one match from the second half.
Serving the match, Sania left 15-30 but issued a lob that was well calculated to ward off danger.
However, he made two consecutive mistakes to hand over Ukraine their first break, the second was a long backhand.
From there, the match changed dramatically and Ukraine began calling a shot.
Sania Mirza-Ankita Raina Couple eliminated
