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- CONTRIBUTO­RS: Kieran Gill and Matthew Lambert

and serves may be useful, but experts say the key to mixed doubles success is a good partner. Jamie Murray has mastered that. He won Wimbledon last year with five-time grand slam winner Martina Hingis and is now with double Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka. When he heard she was looking for a partner, he told his coach: ‘I know we were just going to do men’s doubles. But s***, this is Wimbledon and an amazing opportunit­y to play with someone great.’ Azarenka enthused: ‘We’re mixed doubles soulmates.’

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