Peya and Melichar win mixed doubles title

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 15, 2018 Austria's Alexander Peya and Nicole Melichar of the U.S. celebrate with the trophies after winning the mixed doubles final against Britain's Jamie Murray and Belarus' Victoria Azarenka REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge

LONDON (Reuters) - Alexander Peya and Nicole Melichar dashed hopes of a British champion at this year's Wimbledon when they beat home favourite Jamie Murray and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 7-6(1) 6-3 in the mixed doubles final on Sunday.

Murray, the elder brother of twice men's champion Andy, had been bidding to win back-to-back mixed doubles titles after his success with Martina Hingis a year ago.