• Friday, March 29, 2024

Wimbledon

Raja and Martin bow out of Wimbledon after losing five-set battle

Purav Raja

By: Sarwar Alam

India’s Purav Raja and Fabrice Martin lost an excruciating five-set battle to Mirza Basic and Dusan Lajovic to make an early exit from the Wimbledon championships. The Indo-French pair was staring at the barrel as they trailed by two sets but put the match on even keel before eventually tumbling 2-6 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4, 9-11 in three hours and 37 minutes on court number six. Serving at 9-10, Raja and Martin saved two match points but their opponents latched on to the third to claim a memorable win. “They hit good returns in that game and it made a difference,”…

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