Sunday, 27 January 2008, 07:38 GMT
Sun and Zimonjic take mixed title
Fifth seeds Sun Tiantian of China and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic beat India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza to win the Australian Open mixed doubles.
Sun and Zimonjic came through 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena to take the title for the first time.
Zimonjic had previously won the trophy with Elena Bovina in 2004, and also won the French Open mixed doubles title with Katarina Srebotnik in 2006.
"She was amazing, always smiling and very positive," Zimonjic said of Sun.
"It's been a fantastic two weeks and we hope to win more Grand Slam titles together."
E-mail this to a friend
Related to this story:
Erlich and Ram win men's doubles
(26 Jan 08 |
Tennis
)
Doubles joy for Ukrainian sisters
(25 Jan 08 |
Tennis
)
Tennis on the BBC
(07 Jan 08 |
Tennis
)
RELATED INTERNET LINKS:
Latest tennis talk on 606
Tennis on the BBC
Tennis tips and tricks
Download our tennis masks
Australian Open
ATP
Sony Ericsson WTA
ITF
LTA
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
Sport Homepage
|
Football
|
World Cup 2010
|
Formula 1
|
Olympics
|
Vancouver 2010
|
Cricket
|
Rugby Union
|
Rugby League
|
Tennis
|
Golf
|
Athletics
|
Cycling
|
Motorbikes
|
Boxing
|
Snooker
|
Horse Racing
|
Disability Sport
|
Other sport...
|
Sports Personality
|
TV/Radio Schedule
|
Sport Academy
|
Fun and Games
|
Inside Sport
|
Northern Ireland
|
Scotland
|
Wales
Tennis Contents:
Live scores
|
Results
|
Skills
|
Rules and Equipment
|
Get Involved
^ Back to top | BBC News Home | BBC Homepage | Feedback | Help | ©
~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~20~RS~)