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Sania Mirza bids adieu to Australia Open with quarterfinal loss in mixed doubles

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Groundbreaking Indian tennis star Sania Mirza’s swan song at the Australian Open lost to local duo Jamie Fouris and Jason Kubb in the quarterfinals of Tuesday’s mixed doubles match Ended up.

Mirza, paired with American Rajiv Ram, lost 4-6, 6-7 to wild-card players Fourlis and Kubler in under an hour and 30 minutes.

Mirza, 35, is India’s most accomplished women’s tennis player, winning six Grand Slam titles, including three mixed doubles titles.
She is aiming to add a second Australian Open mixed doubles title to her kitty after a first-round exit in the women’s doubles last week.

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Melbourne Park has been a happy hunting ground for Mirza, who recently announced she will retire at the end of the season. Two of her six Grand Slam titles have come at the Australian Open.

In addition to winning the mixed doubles title with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi in 2009, Mirza also won the women’s doubles trophy with Swiss star Martina Hingis in 2016, It was also her last Grand Slam title.

With the defeat of Mirza, the challenge of the Indians also came to an end in the fist Grand Slam that year.

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