Sania-Mahesh lose; Dutch pair prevail in exhibition matches
Siblings Richard and Michaella Krajicek of the Netherlands complemented each other and disappointed a partisan crowd as they edged past the 'dream' pair of Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi 7-6 (7-5) in an exhibition match as part of ABN AMRO Tennis Challenge tournament here today.
Playing a mixed doubles 'celebrity' match, former Wimbledon Champion Richard paired with his sister Michaella to take on formidable-looking Indian pair of Sania and Mahesh at packed DLTA complex here.
The dutch pair broke the Indians early in the match, but Sania-Mahesh pair came back into the reckoning immediately returning the complements to make it 2-2.
Both the pairs then held onto their serves and took the game to the tie breaker. After a gruelling battle, the dutch pair prevailed thanks to some big serving by Richard and unforced errors by the Indians at the crucial moments.
In other exhibition matches as well the Krjiceks prevailed as Richard downed Mahesh 6-4 while Michaella defeated US-based Shikha Uberoi 7-6 (7-3) in the singles.
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