Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza registered their first Grand Slam title together, crushing Andy Ram and Natalie Dechy in straight sets in the mixed doubles final of the Australian Open here on Sunday. The Indian wild card pair proved too good for the Israeli-French duo, thrashing them 6-3, 6-1 in 55 minutes.
The win also gave Bhupathi his 11th Grand Slam title –seventh in mixed doubles. This was also Bhupathi’s second mixed doubles title here, following his 2006 triumph with Martina Hingis. For Sania, it was her maiden Grand Slam title. They also got richer by 1,34,460 Australian dollars.
In the summit clash, Bhupathi was solid with his service and displayed great hands at the net throughout the match. Sania complemented him with powerful forehands.

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