London: Defending champions Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis demolished the challenge of Christina Mchale and Jelena Ostapenko to move into the quarterfinals but Rohan Bopanna lost a marathon third round with partner Florin Mergea to bow out of the Wimbledon Championships here on Monday.
The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair of Sania and Martina overpowered the American-Latvia combination 6-1, 6-0 in the third round contest that lasted just 46 minutes.
Dishing out a dominating performance, Sania and Martina broke their rivals five times and saved two chances they faced in the match.
Meanwhile, sixth seeds Bopanna and Mergea lost a fiercely fought men’s doubles third round 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(8/6), 6-8 to 10th seeds Henri Kontinen and John Peers in two hours and 55 minutes.
