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Wimbledon: Paes, Hingis knocked out of Wimbledon by first timers

Wimbledon

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Defending mixed doubles champions Leander Paes and Martina Hingis were knocked out of Wimbledon on Thursday by Britain’s Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen of Finland who were playing their first match together. Indian veteran Paes and Swiss star Hingis had completed the mixed doubles Grand Slam at the French Open last month after they had captured the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open titles in 2015. But they were undone by Watson and Kontinen who were playing together for the first time in three sets, 3-6 6-3 6-2. Watson and Kontinen had reached the third round without hitting a ball…

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