Sania to partner Simon Aspelin in mixed doubles

London, Jun 23 (PTI) Sania Mirza would have one more chance to corner Wimbledon glory when she takes to the court in the mixed doubles event here.
The 18-year-old has teamed up with Sweden's Simon Aspelin and would take on Gaston Eltis of Argentina and Lisa McShea of Australia in the opening round.

Sania, who has already caught the eye of the English public and media, lost in the first round of the ladies doubles and went down to US Open Champion and World No. 5 Svetlana Kuznetsova in the ladies singles second round.

Multiple grand slam winner Mahesh Bhupathi will this time team up with former French Open champion Mary Pierce in the mixed doubles.

The Indo-French duo will take on British pair of David Sherwood and Elena Baltacha in the opening round.