Sania Mirza last won a mixed doubles Grand Slam trophy at 2014 US Open with Brazilian partner Bruno Soares.
Sania Mirza and her partner Ivan Dodig won 6-1 3-6 10-6 in the quarterfinal contest. (Source: File)
On a day that saw the mixed doubles pairings play twice, due to the rain backlog, it was Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig along with Leander Paes and Martina Hingis who emerged on top in battling semifinals.
Both teams had to go through two tough sets followed by a supertiebreak to seal their place in the final which will be played on Saturday.
Playing simultaneously on side-by-side courts, Paes and Hingis overcame the challenge of Andrea Hlavackova and Edouard Roger-Vasselin 6-3, 3-6, 10-7. On the other hand, Mirza and Dodig had the tougher task of beating French pairing of Kristina Mladenovic and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4-6, 6-3, 12-10.
A win for Paes would mean a Grand Slam for him in mixed doubles – i.e. winning all four Majors – something he has already achieved in men’s doubles. An unprecedented and daunting task for someone who is 42 and still chasing the dream of representing his country at the Olympics.
Earlier in the day, Mirza and Dodig overcame a mid-match lapse to beat the seventh seeded Yung-Jan Chan and Max Mirnyi 6-1, 3-6, 10-6 in the quarterfinals.
Sania last won a mixed doubles Grand Slam trophy at 2014 US Open with Brazilian partner Bruno Soares.
And in the top-half of the draw, Paes and Hingis cruised to the semifinals after beating Elena Vesnina and Soares 6-4, 6-3.
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