Sania Mirza crashed out of Wimbledon in the second round, losing 6-4, 6-4 to Romanian number 28 seed Sorana Cirstea on Wednesday.
The first set on Court 12 was a tight contest but Romanian number one Cirstea held serve to go 5-3 up, leaving Mirza serving to stay in the set.
The Indian hit the net to give her opponent set point but brought it back to deuce with some gutsy shots and well-placed lobs under pressure.
Though she won the game, Cirstea had three set points in the next one and won it with a backhand winner down the line.
The Romanian broke in the first game of the second set with another backhand winner, but Mirza hit straight back in the next game, with Cirstea even running into the back wall in her bid to retain her serve.
World number 85 Mirza held serve for a 3-1 lead but Cirstea broke on deuce as the Indian lost her footing.
Mirza hit the net in frustration at a line call as Cirstea levelled it at 3-3.
The next two games went with serve but Cirstea broke to leave her serving for the match at 5-4. Mirza shot long to give her opponent victory in an hour and 12 minutes.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowels had to dig deep to move into the second round with a tough 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 victory over Somdev Devvarman and South African Kevin Anderson here on Wednesday.
Prakash Amritraj and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, too, had to come through a gruelling encounter to beat Stephen Huss and Ross Hutchins 6-4, 6-7 (12), 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. The match was stopped after two sets due to fading light on Tuesday.
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