16:27 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
16:27 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
India's tennis campaign for the 2016 Olympics began with much drama and controversy, but it has ended with a whimper. Nothing much to say at this point, except - next time they should concentrate on the tennis and leave aside all the politics!
16:25 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Both Bopanna and Sania were less than sharp with their game today, to put it mildly. Sania at first couldn't impose herself on the proceedings whatsoever, and Bopanna kept making double faults and baseline errors. The second set was infinitely better from both, but the 2 double faults by Sania in the penultimate game really cost the team dear. Stepanek and Hradecka didn't need a second invitation after being handed a break on a platter like that, and it wasn't a surprise when they held comfortably in the last game to take the second set, and with it the match.
16:23 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
So much was expected from Sania and Bopanna after they defeated Andy Murray and Heather Watson in the quarterfinals, but their campaign has come to a dispiriting and disappointing end. No medal for India at Rio yet, and the wait doesn't seem like ending any time soon.
16:23 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Bopanna and Mirza just had too many errors from their side and they lost points in crucial moments of the game. The second set was more competitive than the first but it was just a matter of who could outlast the other over the course of the two sets!
16:22 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Stepanek and Hradecka, meanwhile, look like they've just conquered Mount Everest, and you can't blame them. Stepanek in particular plays a very passionate, mental brand of tennis, and the emotions are bound to flow after a victory like this.
16:22 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
It ended up being a very comfortable hold in that last game. Their combination play was just too hot for the Indians to handle! Stepanek especially was brilliant in both his service game and his variety of shots!
16:22 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Sania and Bopanna look thoroughly deflated, and you've got to feel for them. They couldn't get over the disappointment of yesterday's lost opportunity against Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram, and they never really seemed into it today.
16:20 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Stepanek and Hradecka have defeated Bopanna and Sania 6-1, 7-5 to take the bronze medal in the mixed doubles event. Well-deserved!
16:20 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
That's it!! The Czechs have won the Bronze medal!!
16:20 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Sania nets the forehand, and the Czechs win!
16:19 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
A brilliant DTL backhand from Hradecka brings up 2 match points for the Czechs!
16:19 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Sania throws the kitchen sink on her forehand return, but Stepanek smartly steps across to intercept it for another volley winner. 30-15 now, and the Czechs are 2 points away.
16:18 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
A double fault from Hradecka gives the Indians some respite. 15-15 now.
16:18 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Stepanek puts away an easy forehand volley on the first point, to give the Czechs a 15-0 lead. Things are looking grim for the Indians at the moment.
16:17 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
The Indians had a bit of misfortune at the end of that game, but they were responsible for putting themselves in that position in the first place. 2 double faults in a game from Sania is inexcusable.
16:17 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
India dug themselves into a hole, and it was too deep to dig themselves out of. The Czechs raced to a 40-0 lead. Indians got it back to 40-30 but could not prevent the break. The Czechs will serve for the match!
16:16 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Hradecka will now serve for the match after the changeover, and India's medal hopes seem to be evaporating fast.
16:16 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Bad luck for the Indians! A net-chord goes against them, and the Czechs break for a 6-5 lead.
16:15 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
A brilliant crosscourt forehand from Sania draws an error from Hradecka, and it's 30-40 now.
16:15 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
A brilliant point ends with a Stepanek lob sailing long! It's 15-40, with still 2 break points for the Czechs.
16:14 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Disaster for the Indians! Sania hits the second double fault of the game to give the Czechs 3 break points.
16:14 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
A really soft first serve is returned into the open court by Stepanek for a winner, and it's 0-30 on Sania's serve now.
16:13 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
And she starts with a double fault! Not a good omen for the Indians.
16:13 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Stepanek forced the Indian pair to play the lob shots in that service game and they played into the Czechs hands.
16:13 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Sania will be under pressure again as she steps up to serve.
16:13 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Bopanna attempts a no-look backhand off a brilliant Stepanek volley, but he can only manage to net it. The Czechs hold for 5-5.
16:12 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Another big serve from Stepanek elicits a weak return, and he duly puts away the volley. It's 40-0 to the Czechs.
16:12 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
It looked like a brilliant reflex volley by Hradecka, but it was called wide. And Hawkeye replay shows that it was in! 30-0 to the Czechs now.
16:11 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Stepanek will serve with new balls now, which means there could be a little more pop on everyone's shots.
16:10 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Bopanna served brilliantly in that game. The rhythm that was missing in his previous service game ahs returned and it is a comfortable hold for the Indians. Czechs will serve to make it 5-5
16:10 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
It will be Stepanek who will come out and serve after the changeover, which means it won't be easy for Sania and Bopanna to go on the offense. Still, they have to give it their best shot, and they may not get another opportunity to win this second set.
16:09 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Sania Mirza has taken this to 5-4 as she THWACKS that forehand past Hradecka.
16:09 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
The Indians hold! The Czechs will now have to serve to stay in this second set.
16:09 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Stepanek reflexes a gorgeous forehand return winner off a big Bopanna serve, and it's 40-15 now.
16:08 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
An excellent second serve out wide gives the Indians 3 game points.
16:08 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Bopanna thunders down a big first serve, and it's 30-0 to the Indians in this all-important 9th game.
16:08 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
India had a great chance to break and serve for the set but the Czechs snuffed it out with some great serving
16:08 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Game Czech Republic from the verge of a break. It appears that India has lost crucial chances to build here.
16:07 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Is the slowness of the court hurting the Indians? Both Sania and Bopanna like to attack at all times, and you can see that their aggressive strokes are getting a lot of purchase from the surface. That said, the same can be said for Stepanek and Hradecka, so it could be that we're playing Devil's Advocate here.
16:07 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
No dice for India. A routine shot from Radek Stepanek is hit strongly by Bopanna - and right into the net.
16:07 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Bopanna nets the forehand after a long-ish rally, and the Czechs hold for 4-4.
16:06 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Fabulous interception from Stepanek, and it's game point to the Czechs now.
16:05 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
The Czechs save it as Stepanek hits an easy overhead smash. Deuce now.
16:05 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Double fault! It's now advantage India and there's the opportunity for a second break of serve in this set.
16:05 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
A double fault from Hradecka gives the Indians break point!
16:05 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Sania moved across too quickly, giving Hradecka ample space to work with, but she misses the backhand long to bring it to deuce.
16:04 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
India lead 30-15 - and Mirza's challenged! The two appear to be targetting Mirza now after having shifted focus from Rohan Bopanna and she nets it! Game point for the Czechs.
16:04 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Bad miss from Sania on the forehand! The Indians were in control of the point but she netted a routine forehand to give the Czechs a 40-30 lead.
16:03 (GMT)14 AUG 2016
Bopanna challenges a good first serve from Hradecka, and Hawk-eye shows that it was in. 30-30 now.
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