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Four Indians enter main draw of junior Wimbledon
New Delhi, June 26: Four Indians including 17-year old Sania Mirza have been accepted into the singles main draw of the Wimbledon junior tennis Championships beginning on Saturday.
New Delhi, June 26: Four Indians including 17-year old Sania Mirza have been accepted into the singles main draw of the Wimbledon junior tennis Championships beginning on Saturday.
Karan Rastogi and Somdev Dev Verman in the boys section and Sanaa Bhambri in the girls section are the other three Indians who will be playing on the hallowed lawns of the All England Club, according to information received here today.
The Wimbledon is part of the European tour programme for the Indian teenagers sponsored by the All Indian Tennis Association.
The four players had earlier this week played at the grade 1 junior event at Roehampton.
Sania Mirza made it to the girls second round where she lost to home wild card Katie O'Brien 4-6 1-6 while the others lost in the first round of the singles events.
Rastogi and Dev Verman won the first round of the doubles matches defeating like Campbell of Great Britain and Rok Jarc of Slovenia 6-3 6-4.
Bureau Report
The Wimbledon is part of the European tour programme for the Indian teenagers sponsored by the All Indian Tennis Association.
The four players had earlier this week played at the grade 1 junior event at Roehampton.
Sania Mirza made it to the girls second round where she lost to home wild card Katie O'Brien 4-6 1-6 while the others lost in the first round of the singles events.
Rastogi and Dev Verman won the first round of the doubles matches defeating like Campbell of Great Britain and Rok Jarc of Slovenia 6-3 6-4.
Bureau Report