Martina Hingis turns back clock to become Grand Slam doubles champion at 34
Updated 11/07/2015 at 21:58 GMT
Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza won the women's doubles title with a 5-7 7-6 7-5 victory over Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina on Centre Court.
Hingis - a year older than the women's singles champion Serena Williams - lifted the title 18 years after she defeated Jan Novotna to win the WImbledon title as a 16-year-old in 1997.
The five-times Grand Slam champion won the doubles at Wimbledon in 1996 with Helena Sukova and 1998 when she teamed up with Novotna.
She has the chance of a unique double when she and Leander Paes face No.5 seeds Alexander Peya and Timea Babos in the final of the mixed doubles on Sunday.
Result from the Wimbledon Women's Doubles Final on Saturday
1-Martina Hingis/Sania Mirza (Switzerland/India) beat 2-Ekaterina Makarova/Elena Vesnina (Russia) 5-7 7-6(4) 7-5
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