孙甜甜携泽蒙季奇混双夺冠

Sun Tiantian　and　Nenad　Zimonjic　have　claimed　the　mixed　doubles　title　at　Australian　Open　2008 with as traight-sets　success　over　Indian　pair　Sania　Mirza　and　Mahesh　Bhupathi. Sun，the　2004 women's　Olympic　doubles　champion　from　China，combined　brilliantly with　Serbian　Zimonjic　to　dominate　the　match　and　win　7-6(7-4) 6-4 in 81 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.

　　The first　set　ebbed　and　flowed　with　Sun　and　Zimonjic　getting　the　first break　in　the fourth　game，only to　be　broken　themselves　in　consecutive　service　games. They　got　it　back　on　serve with　a break　in　the eighth　game　and　from　there，both　pairsheld　strong　to　force　a　tie-breaker. Bhupathi　and　Mirza　took　the　first　three　points，but　the　momentum　swung　and　Sun　and　Zimonjicwon　the　next　six　points　before　taking　the　tie-breaker　7-4 when Bhupathi　netted a backhand.

　　Sun and Zimonjic broke in　the　first　game　of　the　second　and　had　all　the　momentum　going　their　way. Bhupathi　and　Mirza　could　not　make　any　inroads　into　their　opponents'　serve，winning　just　seven　receiving　points　for　the　match，and　were　under　constant　pressure.Sun　and　Zimonjic　had　break　points　in　the　seventh　game　and　then　had　two　match　points　on　Bhupathi's　serve　in　the　ninth. The　Indian　pair　dug　deep　to　stay in　the contest，but only delayed the inevitableas　Zimonjic　served　it　out，claiming　victory when　Bhupathi　hit　a　volley wide　when he could have left it to go out.