Sania Wins for the first time
It was Bhupathi's seventh mixed doubles title while Sania is the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam.
Sania Mirza's family is excited and proud about her first-ever Grand Slam title, which she won on Sunday with Mahesh Bhupathi in the mixed doubles at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
It is the first time an Indian pair has won the mixed doubles title at a Grand Slam event.
The win is 11th Grand Slam title for Bhupathi while it is the first Grand Slam title for Sania. The win is also Sania's first major win after returning from injury
The Indians, who were runner-up at the Melbourne Park last year, trailed 1-3 in the opening set before storming back to seal the issue in 54 minutes.
In the summit clash, they will take on the unseeded French-Israeli combine of Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram, who stunned seventh seeded Spaniards Anabel Medina Garrigues and Tommy Robredo 7-6 (9/7) 6-4.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.
Can they continue their wins?
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