WIMBLEDON, England — For Martina Hingis, it was a return. For Sania Mirza, it was a breakthrough.
Hingis and Mirza, the top seeds in the women’s doubles draw at Wimbledon, won the final, 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-5, over second-seeded Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina, mounting an improbable comeback to cap a dominant run since they joined forces four months ago. Since then, Mirza has risen to No. 1 in the world and Hingis to No. 2.
Makarova and Vesnina had led by 5-2 in the third set before Hingis and Mirza stormed back, reeling off five straight games before being interrupted at 5-5 when the Centre Court roof was closed because of fading light.