In Wimbledon Tennis championship, pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis have advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of Women’s Doubles.

In the 2nd round match played last night, top seeded Indo-Swiss pair defeated Japanese duo of Miyu Kato and Eri Hozumi in straight sets 6-3, 6-1.

The defending champions will now play against American-Latvian pair of Christina McHale and Jelena Ostapenko for the last-8 berth today.

In Men’s Doubles, 6th seeded Indo-Romanian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea will play for the quarterfinals berth today.

They are pitted against 10th seeded Henri Kontinen from Finland and Australian John Peers, the same pair who defeated Leander Paes and his Pole partner Marcin Matkowski in 2nd round last evening.

In the Mixed Doubles event, Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna will figure in their 2nd round matches today with their respective partners.

Meanwhile, in the singles event, Roger Federer and Andy murray will play their pre-quarterfinal matches.

While women’s defending champion Serena Williams will also try to make it to the last-8 stage today.