Sania Mirza reached the Wimbledon doubles semifinal for the first time in her career after she and Elena Vesnina came from behind to beat Nuria Llagostera Vives and Arantxa Parra Santonja.
The fourth seed Indo-Russian pair recorded a 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 win over the unseeded Spanish pair in the quarterfinal. The Roland Garros finalists faced stiff resistance from the giant-killing Spanish combo but they quickly got back into the rhythm to prevail in a hard-fought battle.
Keywords: Wimbledon 2011