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[caption id="attachment_35161" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig through to the semi-finals of mixed doubles of Australian Open. Image Source: XtraTime[/caption] Internet Desk: Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig survived a scare against Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski, as they saved two match points before pulling off a tense win to reach the mixed doubles semi-final of Australian Open, on Wednesday. The Indo-Croatian pair of Sania and Dodig felt the heat of the opposition in the Super Tie-break but they held their nerves and not only saved two crucial match points but also walked away with a win by 6-4, 3-6, 12-10. Bopanna and Canadian Gabriela were left to rue missed chances in the 67-minute match. With this loss, Rohan Bopanna’s campaign has ended in the first Granslam of the year. He also lost his men’s doubles second round match with his new partner Pablo Cuevas. On the other hand Sania had lost in her women’s doubles pre-quarterfinals with Barbora Strycova but is still in the hunt for her overall seventh and fourth mixed doubles Grand Slam title. In her next outing she could face Leander Paes and Martina Hingis, who are playing their quarterfinal against local favourites Samantha Stosur and Sam Groth. Meanwhile, Zeel Desai has reached the junior girls' singles quarterfinals as her opponent, fifth seed Serbian, Olga Danilovic, retired after leading the opening set 5-3.