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Indian Tennis Player Sania Mirza-Mate Pavic pair Credit - Times of India Tennisspeak  - Sania Mirza and Mate Pavic, a pair of former world No. 1 doubles players, advanced to the Wimbledon mixed doubles semifinals on Monday. Pavic and Mirza, who won the men's doubles gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics last year, are placed sixth and defeated fourth seeds John Peers and Gabriela Dadrowski in a close match. In 101 minutes, the Indo-Croatian combo triumphed 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. This will be Mirza's first major semifinal appearance since the 2017 US Open, as well as the first mixed doubles semifinal at Wimbledon. There was only one serve break in each set as the four seasoned doubles players put on a spectacular performance. Pavic's serving and presence at the net were critical in the sixth seeds' first-set victory. Mirza, who had success with groundstrokes such as her thunderous characteristic forehand, dropped serve once in the second set, forcing a decider. In the decider, her s...