Australian Open: Sania Mirza sets up QF clash with Rohan Bopanna in mixed doubles

Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig defeated Saisai Zheng and Alexander Peya in the second round of Australian Open 2017 to set up a clash against Rohan Bopanna and his Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski.

The Indo-Croatian pair took down Zheng-Peya 2-6, 6-2 (10-6). They had a wobbling start. Mirza's serve was broken and the set was taken by Zheng-Peya 6-2 in 26 minutes. 11 unforced errors only added to the misery of Mirza-Dodig, reports ESPN.com

In the second set, Mirza-Dodig broke Zheng-Peya to get the lead. Mirza held her serve to get ahead by 3-0. 14 winners, two aces, and only five unforced errors helped Mirza-Dodig take the second set.

In the decider, both sides lost their serve twice. But Peya failed to hold under pressure after the score was 9-6 and Mirza-Dodig took advantage of it to seal the set.