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The Indian pair defeated Uruguay and Japanese pair of Ariel Behar and Makato Ninomiya 6-4, 7-6 (11-9) to reach the quarterfinals. Sania has already announced that this will be her last Grand Slam. After qualifying for the final, the top Indian tennis star will be dreaming of another Grand Slam title.

The Indian pair made a bright start to the match and won the first set by a margin of 7-6. However, he lost the second set by a margin of 6–7. After losing the first set in this tournament, the Indian pair came back brilliantly and won the third set by a margin of 10-6 to enter the final.

The pair of Sania and Bopanna have lost just one set in the mixed doubles so far. In the semi-final match, he had to face defeat in the second set by a close margin. The men’s doubles pair of Bopanna and Matthew Ebden had made a first round exit. Sania and Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina lost in the second round of women’s doubles.

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The 23-time grand slam champion’s bid to equal Margaret Court’s record was crushed after a ruthless display from Naomi Osaka in their semi-final clash at Melbourne Park.

Turning 40 in September, Williams’s latest quest to match Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 grand slam singles crowns ended in a shattering 6-3 6-4 loss to Osaka.

With her hand on heart, the American paid a touching tribute to the crowd before leaving Rod Laver Arena, raising the prospect that her 21st Open campaign may have been her last.

Those fears that fans had seen the last of Williams at the Australian Open only intensified during a post-match press conference that many supporters described as “tough to watch”.

The American choked backed tears as she answered questions, before refusing to let on whether the latest heartbreaking defeat was her last at Melbourne Park.

“I don’t know. If I ever say farewell, I wouldn’t tell anyone,” Williams said. “So ..: I don’t know. The Aussie crowd is so amazing, so it was nice to see.”

Williams has been stranded one shy of Court’s record since capturing her 23rd grand slam title at Melbourne Park four years ago with victory over her older sister Venus while three months pregnant with her daughter Olympia.

The 39-year-old has since suffered four grand slam final defeats – two at Wimbledon and two at the US Open – and was left devastated by her straight-sets loss to Osaka.

“The difference today was errors. I made so many errors,” Williams said.

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