Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won their second Grand Slam title together and first French Open trophy after beating the Mexican-Polish combine of Santiago Gonzalez and Klaudia Jans Ignacik in the mixed doubles final, in Paris last night. Playing their third Grand Slam final together, the seventh seeded Indian pair scored a 7-6, 6-1 win over the Polish-Mexican pair in one hour and 13 minutes at the Court Philippe Chatrier.It is second career Grand Slam title for Sania, while 12th Major trophy for Bhupathi, who now has won eight mixed doubles trophies. Sania and Bhupathi had won the 2009 Australia Open and it is their first Grand Slam title since then. Sania had become first woman tennis player from India to win a Grand Slam with that Australian Open trophy. Expressing happiness over the victory, Sania Mirza said she is lucky to be the mixed doubles partner of Mahesh Bhupati.
News On AIR | June 8, 2012 9:11 AM
Sania, Bhupathi win maiden French Open mixed doubles title<br/>