Krunic/Lamens lose in Wimbledon women's doubles first round

LONDON - Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic and Dutchwoman Suzan Lamens have failed to qualify for the second round of the women's doubles event at the Wimbledon tennis tournament after losing 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) to the Russian-Hungarian pair of Irina Khromacheva and Fanny Stollar in the first round on Wednesday.

Thirteenth-seeded Khromacheva and Stollar, who won after an hour and 20 minutes of play, will next face the winners of the tie between the Belarusian-US pairing of Victoria Azarenka and Ashlyn Krueger and the Belgian-Romanian duo of Greet Minnen and Monica Niculescu.