Published 16:47 IST, January 24th 2023
Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna through to the mixed doubles semi-final of Australian Open
Sania Mirza has already announced that this is going to be the last grand slam of her illustrious career. Mirza is set to retire from the sport next month.
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Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered mixed doubles semifinal of ongoing Australian Open 2023 after receiving a walkover from ir opponents on Tuesday. pair were due to lock horns against Latvian and Spanish players Jelena Ostapenko and David Vega Hernandez, respectively but duo qualified for kast over after getting a walkover. Ostapenko lost her singles quarterfinal to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan earlier today.
Mirza and Bopanna will compete in semifinal at Margaret Court Arena on Wednesday. y will play against British player Neal Skupski and American Desirae Krawczyk. match is scheduled to start at 11:15 am tomorrow. Earlier, Mirza and Bopana won second round of mixed doubles against Uruguay's Ariel Behar and Japan's Makoto Nimiya to qualify for quarters. Indian duo won first round against Australians Jaimee Fourlis and Luke Saville.
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Sania Mirza looking to win her 4th Grand Slam mixed doubles
Mirza has alrey anunced that this is going to be last grand slam of her illustrious career. Mirza is set to retire from sport after next month's Dubai Masters. 36-year-old has won three mixed doubles Grand Slams in her career including Australian Open, where she secured trophy with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi in 2009. She won French Open mixed doubles in 2012 and US Open mixed doubles in 2014. Mirza has also won three Grand Slam doubles to her name.
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16:47 IST, January 24th 2023