June 24, 2010 1:40 PM

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Sania starts Wimbledon campaign on winning note

In Wimbledon tennis tournament, India's Sania Mirza was off to a winning start in women's doubles event to enter the second round. Mirza and her Dane partner Caroline Wozniacki notched up a straight-set victory over local favourites Anne Keothavong and Melanie South 6-4 6-1.The Indo-Dane pair will now be up against the winners of the match between the Russian-Czech team of Maria Kondratieva and Vladimira Uhlirova and Zimbabwean-Slovak combination of Cara Black and Daniela Hantuchova.In the men's doubles event with old warhorse Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy winning their opening round match.Third seeds Paes and Dlouhy beat South African Rik De Voest and German Mischa Zverev 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-3 in a hard-fought contest.

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