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[caption id="attachment_2499" align="aligncenter" width="575"] Sania and Bopanna in search of Bronze Medal. File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: After losing the semifinal Indian mixed doubles tennis pair will go for Bronze hunt today. They will face the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek. In the previous two matches Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna looked good enough as they won over British pair comprising Andy Murray in straight sets. India have only won one tennis medal in Olympics history. Leander Paes won a bronze medal in the men’s singles category at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. However, in the semi final they were beaten by this Olympics’ favourite mixed doubles pair Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram. In the last match also they played well to win the first set. "We have to try and recover as quick as possible, mentally and physically. Probably more mentally. We have to go back, try and get some sleep, put some food in our body and recover for tomorrow," Sania said after the defeat. This Bronze Medal match will not be easy enough for the Indian pair. They will face Radek Stepanek the former world no.8. However, the Indian pair is looking confident to win the Bronze as per the statistics. If they win today this will be the second Medal from Olympics for India in tennis.