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Sania Mirza-Mahesh Bhupathi claim maiden French Open crown
Friday June 08, 2012 08:01:05 AM,
IANS
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Paris: India's Sania
Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi captured their second mixed doubles
Grand Slam title beating Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Santiago
Gonzalez 7-6, 6-1 in the French Open final here Thursday.
The seventh seeds recovered from a dodgy start to get the over the
line against the Polish-Mexican duo.
It was Sania-Bhupathi's maiden triumph at the Roland Garros and
second major crown after the pair won the Australian Open in 2009.
While the victory gave Bhupathi his eighth mixed doubles Grand
Slam title, it was the second trophy for his Hyderabadi partner.
Bhupathi, who turned 38 Thursday, has now won all four Grand Slams
twice in the category with first one coming here in 1997 when he
partnered Rika Hiraki of Japan. He also has four doubles titles to
his name.
"A Grand Slam title has come after a long time. The first one
since I have become a father. It will always be special," said
Bhupathi referring to his first Grand Slam win since Melbourne in
2009.
It was not the best of starts for the Indians as they looked
jittery. Bhupathi struggled with his serve in the semifinal and
this time it was Sania who took time to get into the groove. She
lost her first service game on love to make it 1-3.
Sania-Bhupathi got back into the match by breaking Klaudia's serve
with Bhupathi unleashing a cracking forehand down the line,
levelling the set at 4-4.
It was anybody's set going into the tie-break. The seasoned Indian
combination rose to the occasion, taking 6-3 lead and converting
their first set point. Bhupathi made the difference in the
tie-break, coming up with lethal returns at the right time.
They raced to a 5-1 lead in the second as Klaudia and Gonzalez
could not maintain their level of play. The Indians put up a
disciplined effort in the 26-min set and did not make a single
unforced error double fault.
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