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Video: Hingis on Comeback: "You've gotta believe"

Staring down a 2-5 deficit in the decisive set of the Wimbledon final, Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza had little margin for error.

But they had plenty of belief.

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That helped the pair pull off one of the most rousing comebacks in Wimbledon final history.

The top-seeded team won five straight games rallying for a thrilling 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-5 triumph over Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina to capture their first Wimbledon doubles championship together.

"It takes guts and courage being down 5-2 in the third set. You couldn't have asked for more drama to win it," said Hingis, who won her third Wimbledon doubles crown a full 17 years after her last one.

"All we said to each other was 'Make them win the match,' " Mirza said. "Let them win the match not for us to lose the match. We had to put the ball inside the court and do the right things. They were serving unbelievable the whole match and we knew at some point, hopefully, it was going to come down. And if it didn't you say too good and you shake hands."

Overcoming deficits of 1-4 and 2-5, the pair broke for 4-5 then held serve for 5-all in the decider. The Centre Court roof was closed and under the lights, Hingis and Mirza broke again for 6-5.

The 34-year-old Swiss served out the match, including a sub 70 mph second-serve change-up on match point. Nineteen years ago, a 15-year-old Hingis partnered Helena Sukova to win the Wimbledon doubles title making history as the youngest ever Wimbledon champion. Hingis said she never stopped believing in her game.

"I always believed in it. Without that you can't come out and compete at this level," Hingis said. "I always felt I had one of the best volleys in the world, one of the best backhands in the world so you gotta believe in something if you want to win."

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