B D NarayankarMelbourne: Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi sailed into the Australian Open mixed doubles finals for second consecutive year as they overwhelmed Czechs Iveta Benesova and Lukas Dlouhy in straight sets here today.
The Indians sealed the first set in 54 minutes after they were trailing 1-3.
They will play with the unseeded French-Israeli combine of Nathalie Dechy and Andy Ram in the title clash.
Both Sania and Bhupathi were in great nick with dropping just one set enroute to the semifinals. They continued their dominance in the second set and broke their rivals thrice.
The win makes it a double delight for Bhupathi, who along with Bahamas' Mark Knowles, has also made the men's doubles finals to be played tomorrow.
Bhupathi has six mixed doubles Grand Slam titles under his belt with different partners. His last mixed doubles Grand Slam was incidentally the Australian Open in 2006 when he had partnered Swiss Martina Hingis.
Sania, however, would be aiming for her maiden Slam title.
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