July 5, 2017 2:20 PM

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Sania Mirza to begin her campaign in Wimbledon Championships

In Tennis, Sania Mirza will today begin her campaign of the Wimbledon Championships, the third Grand Slam of the season, in London. Sania and her Belgian team-mate Kirsten Flipkens are seeded 13th in Women's Doubles and will take on the unseeded Japanese-Chinese team of Naomi Osaka and Shuai Zhang in the opening round.In the Men's Doubles, the pair of Purav Raja and Divij Sharan and the Indo-American duo of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Jared Donaldson will play their first round matches today. Purav and Divij will face the British-Portuguese pair of Kyle Edmund and Joao Sousa, while Nedunchezhiyan and Donaldson will meet the local team of Jay Clarke and Marcus Willis.In the Singles, world number one and local favourite Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, second seed Simona Halep, Johanna Konta, Venus Williams and Marin Cilic are among those who will be seen in action in the second round.

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