French Open: Sania Mirza-Mahesh Bhupathi in final, Paes-Vesnina knocked out

French Open: Sania Mirza-Mahesh Bhupathi in final, Paes-Vesnina knocked out

Paris: India `s Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi reached his maiden French Open mixed doubles final, but Leander Paes and his Russian partner Elena Vesnina was eliminated from the event on Wednesday.


Mirza and Bhupathi beat Galina Voskoboeva and Danielle Bracciali 6-4, 6-2 to enter the mixed doubles final. They will face the combined Polish Klaudia Jans mexcian Ignacik and Gonzalez-Santiago, in the clash of title at Roland Garros.


The seeded pair of Klaudia and James caused an upset defeat dreadful fifth-seeded pair of Paes and Vesnina 7-6 (7-2), 6-3.


Meanwhile, earlier in the day, the seventh-seeded pair of Bhupathi and Mirza beat the Kazakh-Italian couple and Bracciali Voskoboeva in a battle that lasted less than 70 minutes.


Sania-Bhupathi has in the last minute dash their opponents' serve in the first game of the match. Bhupathi problems with his serve from the beginning as Voskoboeva-Bracciali immediately broke back for 1-1.


The Indians raised their level of play as the set progressed, with Bhupathi find his rhythm. Sania played solid throughout the set, serving well and his forehand dangerous to the desired results. Bhupathi closed the set with an ace.


The first set lasted 39 minutes saw half conversion of the Indians of his six break points, while Bracciali Voskoboeva and charged in the two opportunities that came in their way.




Sania-Bhupathi showed his class in the second set, as Voskoboeva-Bracciali ran out of steam.


Bhupathi `s mixed doubles title at Roland Garros only came in 1997 when he partnered Rika Hiraki Japan` s. Sania still has not won here in the mixed doubles event. He came to the women `s doubles final in 2011 with Vesnina.