Mahesh Bhupathi: Winning Mixed Doubles with Sania Mirza is Special

You already know that Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza won the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open 2009. Mahesh Bhupathi has recently said that he is very happy to have won the title with Sania Mirza. He feels that the victory was something special because he has won it along with an Indian partner. Here, it is noteworthy that Bhupathi won mixed doubles titles with Indian partners Leander Paes on several occasions in the past, but this has been the first time Bhupathi won mixed doubles title at a Grand Slam tournament. Naturally, he is now very happy and he believes that young players like Yuki Bhambri and Somdev Devvarman have bright futures ahead of them.

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Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi Crowned Australian Open Mixed Doubles Title 2009

Indian pair Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi has crowned the mixed doubles title of Australian Open 2009, defeating the Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram pair in straight sets 6-3, 6-1. Indian fans are now very happy with the success of Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi. French woman Nathalie Dechy and Israeli player Andy Ram showed some level of resistance against the Indian pair, but the second set was totally a one-sided affair. Meanwhile, Mahesh Bhupathi along with Mark Knowles failed to capture the men’s doubles title as they were beaten by American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan in final of the tournament. Sania Mirza earlier disappointed the Indian fans as the Indian tennis star was crushed out of the women’s singles event at the second round of Australian Open 2009.