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This is an archive article published on January 31, 2009

Bhupathi-Sania in final

Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi stand just one win away from their maiden mixed doubles Grand Slam title...

Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi stand just one win away from their maiden mixed doubles Grand Slam title together after beating Czechs Iveta Benesova and Lukas Dlouhy 6-4,6-1 in the Australian Open semi-finals on Friday.

Sania and Bhupathi trailed 3-1 in the opening set before storming back to seal the issue in 54 minutes. In the final,they will take on the unseeded French-Israeli combine of Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram.

It was hardly the kind of start Sania and Bhupathi would have wanted as Benesova and Dlouhy broke them in the opening game.

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.

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

Among the juniors,top seed Yuki Bhambri reached the boys singles finals with a 6-4,6-4 triumph over French seventh seed Adrien Puget. However,his doubles campaign ended after he and Liang Chi-Huang lost 6-3,6-1 to Mikhal Biryukov and Yasutaka Uchiyama.

 

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