India's top-ranked woman tennis player Sania Mirza suffered a first round defeat at Wimbledon earlier today, losing to France's Virginie Razzano in three sets.
60th ranked Mirza was beaten 6-7, 6-2, 3-6 in 132 minutes on Court no. 9 to the 96th ranked Razzano. The Indian had several chances in the first set, breaking to lead 4-2 and also having two chances to go up a double break on Razzano. But Razzano fought back to hold serve for 4-3 and then broke the Indian when she was serving for the set. Razzano completed the comeback winning the first in a tie-break by a 7-4 margin.
In the second set, Mirza used her powerful forehand winning 6-2. The third set stayed on serve till 3-3 until Razzano picked her game to win 3 successive games and the match.
Razzano recently suffered a personal setback when her fiance and coach died of a brain tumour just one week before the French Open. Razzano still played in Roland Garros to fulfill a promise she made to her late fiance.
Razzano will now play world no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki in the second round while Mirza will focus on the doubles where she and partner Elena Vesnina are seeded fourth.
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