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Sania Mirza/ Martina Hingis win Australian Open

By Sportskeeda Desk | Last ModifiedJan 29, 2016 13:00 IST
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13:00 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis are the new Australian Open champions!

13:00 (IST)29 JAN 2016

And they're now at deuce.. advantage Hingis! One winner away from the Australian Open title.

12:58 (IST)29 JAN 2016

MATCH POINT! They're about to break back without conceding a single point..and even bigger, win the Australian Open!

12:56 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Not just yet... Hradecka and Hlavackova break! They're now down 3-5 to Hingis and Mirza, and are serving to stay in the championship.

12:55 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Back, forth, back and forth.. tense here as Hingis and Mirza, serving for the championship, are at break point!

12:52 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Athleticism and a blitzing forehand winner from Martina Hingis across court puts a shot firmly out of the Czech pair's reach - 5-2 now with Mirza and Hingis successfully breaking! They'll now serve for the Australian Open title.

12:48 (IST)29 JAN 2016

It won't be as fast as Hingis and Mirza would have liked, although they look on course for victory; they lead Hlavackova and Hradecka 4-2 after the Czech pair break them in the second set.

12:38 (IST)29 JAN 2016

12:33 (IST)29 JAN 2016

And they've held! After faltering in the first set, the top seeds have come back for a 3-1 lead.

12:28 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Hlavackova's becoming a bit of target practice here.. after her teammate got her in the shoulder, it's now Mirza who nearly gets her in the head!

12:28 (IST)29 JAN 2016

12:27 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Some strong play from the Indo-Swiss pair, but their rivals have yet to commit an unforced errors, while the top seeds have already committed 4.

12:26 (IST)29 JAN 2016

And they now capitalize on that break to lead 2-0 in the second!

12:21 (IST)29 JAN 2016

The second set begins straightaway with a break of serve!

12:17 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Could this be trouble for the Indo Swiss pair? Martina Hingis has taken a medical time out.

12:17 (IST)29 JAN 2016

And after an hour-long first set, which saw eight breaks of serve, Mirza and Hingis FINALLY win the first set 7-6(7-1).

12:13 (IST)29 JAN 2016

SET POINT for Mirza and Hingis!

12:11 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Absolute dominance in the tiebreak from Mirza/Hingis! They're leading 4-0 and Hingis is displaying just why she's such a legend. Some very tight points from the Swiss, one of which was in by a fraction of an inch.

12:07 (IST)29 JAN 2016

We'll go to a first set tie-break! Teams at 6-6 to decide who will take the first set.

12:00 (IST)29 JAN 2016

And a HOLD of serve gives Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza a 6-5 lead! Hlavackova and Hradecka will now serve to stay in the set.

11:59 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Beautiful cross-court shot from Hingis! Can they pull this back to hold?

11:55 (IST)29 JAN 2016

This is a tight game - and Hingis' forehand is in sizzling form! She breaks to go 5-5.

11:49 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Break of service again...this is becoming routine, now! Hlavackova and Hradecka now lead 5-4 and will serve for the set.

11:45 (IST)29 JAN 2016

That's GOT to have hurt! Hradecka takes Hlavackova's serve to the shoulder.

11:42 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Service breaks galore! 4-4 now and it's been a while since a hold of serve..

11:39 (IST)29 JAN 2016

It isn't as smooth sailing for the top seeds as they'd have thought - with a THIRD break of serve, Hlavackova and Hradecka lead 4-3.

11:34 (IST)29 JAN 2016

The top seeded pair have been displaying great coordination today to take some difficult points, Mirza getting the last one with a very quick winner.

11:32 (IST)29 JAN 2016

And yet ANOTHER break back! Despite a number of unforced errors from the Indo-Swiss pair, they successfully break the Czech Olympic medallists to go 3-3.

11:31 (IST)29 JAN 2016

And they break serve again! Hlavackova and Hradecka are now up 3-2.

11:25 (IST)29 JAN 2016

And they break back! 2 games all.

11:24 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Mirza and Hingis take a 30-0 lead.. but the pairs are now at deuce!

11:23 (IST)29 JAN 2016

A controlled one-armed forehand from Hradecka loses Hingis the point... but she's still as prompt to the net as ever.

11:20 (IST)29 JAN 2016

The Czech pair draw first blood! Hlavackova and Hradecka have broken Hingis and Mirza to take a 2-1 lead.

11:17 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Hlavackova and Hradecka also hold - and they're now level at 1-1.

11:14 (IST)29 JAN 2016

They take the first game in a mere 2 minutes.

11:12 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Hingis and Mirza serve to open the match!

11:12 (IST)29 JAN 2016

They're now on track for their third consecutive major.

11:12 (IST)29 JAN 2016

Mirza and Hingis have only dropped a single set in the tournament in their run to the finals.

11:10 (IST)29 JAN 2016

7th seeded pair Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic have won two Grand Slams together and the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

11:08 (IST)29 JAN 2016

It's time for the final! The World No. 1 pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis have had a dream run into the finals of the Australian Open.
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