Paes wins Wimbledon mixed doubles for 12th Grand Slam

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London: India`s Leander Paes and Zimbabwe`s Cara Black won the Wimbledon mixed doubles titles, overpowering Wesley Moodie of South Africa and American Lisa Raymond 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) here Sunday.

The second seeded Indo-Zimbabwean pair, who were the runners-up here last year, took nearly two hours to seal their second Grand Slam of the year and their third title overall. Paes and Black won the Australian Open title in January and the US Open in 2008.

Paes and Black will earn 92,000 pounds between them, while the runners-up take away 46,000 pounds.

Image:Leander Paes and his partner Zimbabwe`s Cara Black hold their trophies after winning in the mixed doubles final at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon

Text: IANS

Images: AP

Coverage: Wimbledon 2010