01 பிப்ரவரி 2009
Mirza, Bhupathi win mixed doubles title
ndia's Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won the Australian Open mixed doubles title on Sunday, Bhupathi's 11th Grand Slam doubles championship.
Mirza and Bhupathi beat Nathalie Dechy of France and Andy Ram of Israel 6-3, 6-1 at Rod Laver Arena.
Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of the Bahamas lost the men's doubles final Saturday to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan.
Seven of the 34-year-old Bhupathi's majors have come in mixed doubles. He won a previous mixed title at the Australian Open in 2006 with Martina Hingis.
Bhupathi and 22-year-old Mirza broke Dechy's serve in the opening set, then broke their opponents twice in the second. Bhupathi was dominant at the net throughout the match.