Sania Mirza and Dodig edge out Rohan Bopanna-Dabrowski, enter semifinals
Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig of Croatia beat Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski in tie-break to enter the semifinals of the mixed doubles event at the Australian Open.(Getty Images)
Sania Mirza and partner Ivan Dodig, the second seeds, fought off a stiff challenge from the unseeded pair of Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada, winning the match in tie-break to enter the mixed doubles quarterfinals of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Sania Mirza and Dodig won the match 6-4, 3-6, 12-10 in one hour and seven minutes. The Indo-Croatian pair could end up playing Leander Paes and Martina Hingis in their semifinals. Paes and Hingis will play their quarterfiinal match against Aussies Samantha Stosur and Sam Groth on Thursday.
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