Rio de Janeiro: Two days back, Sania Mirza and Rohan Boppanna looked like bringing a gold medal to India. On Sunday, they even failed to secure a bronze as Indian mixed doubles pair lost the third position match to Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek in a disappointing fashion.
Sania-Boppanna, who raised India's medal hopes by reaching the semi-finals of the mixed doubles competition, were thrashed 1-6, 5-7 by Hradecka-Stepanek at the Olympic Tennis Centre.
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