The 18-year-old Indian shot to fame after winning her country's first-ever women's tour title earlier this year in her home city of Hyderabad. She also became the first Indian woman to make the third round of a Grand Slam when she clinched two wins at the Australian Open in January and on Monday she scored a famous victory on her Wimbledon debut.
Mirza blasted Morigami at 71, ranked only four places above the teenager, but with vastly more experience all around the court in a quick first set, despite her limited previous grass court play. But the 25-year-old Japanese player fought back, edging a narrow second set and initially looking a more likely winner in the third as Mirza gifted Morigami a series of points with unforced errors.
Cheered on by a partisan crowd of Indian fans crammed into the limited seats around Court 17, Mirza seemed unable to halt a succession of mistakes, putting her head in her hands and shouting in frustration as the game slipped away.
But in a see-saw final set, Mirza sent Morigami running all over the court again to eventually clinched the match on Morigami's serve, blasting an unstoppable pass past her stranded opponent.
