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Sania-Bhupathi to play Australian Open mixed doubles final

Sania-Bhupathi to play Australian Open mixed doubles final

Mahesh Bhupathi (left) and Sania Mirza dispute a line call during their mixed doubles final match on day 14 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on 27 Jan 2008. BloombergPremium

Mahesh Bhupathi (left) and Sania Mirza dispute a line call during their mixed doubles final match on day 14 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on 27 Jan 2008. Bloomberg

Melbourne: Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi overcame a sluggish start to sail into the Australian Open mixed doubles finals for the second consecutive year after beating Czechs Iveta Benesova and Lukas Dlouhy in straight sets on Friday.

The Indians, who were runner-up at the Melbourne Park in 2008, trailed 1-3 in the opening set before storming back to seal the issue 6-4, 6-1in 54 minutes.

Mahesh Bhupathi (left) and Sania Mirza dispute a line call during their mixed doubles final match on day 14 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on 27 Jan 2008. Bloomberg

It was hardly the kind of start Sania and Bhupathi, who have dropped just one set en route to the semis, would have wanted as Benesova and Dlouhy broke them in the opening game to race to a 1-3 lead.

However, the Indians got their act together soon after and broke back twice to take the first set in 32 minutes.

Sania and Bhupathi continued their dominance in the second set and broke their rivals thrice.

Such was their hold over the proceedings that the Indians did not face a single break point in the second set, which they wrapped up in a mere 22 minutes.

The win makes it a double delight for Bhupathi, who along with Bahamas’ Mark Knowles, has also made the men’s doubles finals to be played on Saturday.

Bhupathi has six mixed doubles Grand Slam titles under his belt with different partners.

His last mixed doubles Grand Slam was incidentally the Australian Open in 2006 when he had partnered Swiss Martina Hingis. Sania, however, would be aiming for her maiden Slam title.

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Published: 30 Jan 2009, 02:54 PM IST
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