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[caption id="attachment_2727" align="alignnone" width="580"] Sania Bopanna pair reached semi-finals of mixed doubles. File Pic[/caption] Internet Desk: The fourth seeded Indian combine of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna beat Great Britain’s Andy Murray and Heather Watson 6-4, 6-4  to progress to the semi-finals in the mixed doubles event at Rio 2016. It was the British pair who began the match looking the more powerful team, as Murray and Watson took the first break of serve in set 1 and quickly moved up to 2-0 over the Indians. But Mirza and Bopanna resurged to break back and immediately held to level at 2-2, which gave the pair renewed momentum. Mirza’s characteristically strong forehand was out on full display tonight as the 29-year-old Women’s Doubles No. 1 played some strong attacking tennis. She served particularly well and didn’t face a break point all match, a far cry from her usually unreliable delivery.