Mirza to team up with Flipkens in last minute change

• Sarwar Alam
• 03 July, 2017

By: Sarwar Alam

Sania Mirza will team up with Kirsten Flipkens at Wimbledon in the women’s doubles after her usual partner was forced to pull out of the event through injury. The Indian queen, who has won six Grand Slam titles, links up with Belgian Flipkins as Kazakhstan’s Yaroslova Shvedova has an ankle problem. ‘Of course, it is disappointing to lose a regular doubles partner just three days before the entry deadline of a major but there is not much that can be done about it,’ Mirza, 30, said. ‘Flipkens is ranked 48th in the world and we will certainly not be seeded…

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