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Australian Open: Meet SanTina, the smooth operators

The Indo-Swiss pair beat Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova-Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1), 6-3.

By :  R Ayyappan
Update: 2016-01-29 09:48 GMT
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis lived up their world number one ranking as they clinched their first Australian Open doubles title in Melbourne on Friday. (Photos: AP)
The duo will now aim to chase the record set by Jana Novotna and Helena Sukova (in 1990) when they won 44 consecutive matches. (Photo: AP)
The opponents had enough opportunity to make a comeback but the Indo-Swiss pair took a 4-1 lead in the second set. (Photo: AP)
However, the Indo-Swiss pair clinched the game in the tiebreak after 62 minutes. (Photo: AP)
Going into history and statistics, this happens to be the longest series of wins in women's doubles since Gigi Fernandez-Natasha Zvereva ruled the roost in 1994. (Photo: AP)
The SanTina' tag scaled greater heights as they have now won 36 successive matches, including Wimbledon and US Open. (Photo: AP)
For veteran Hingis, it was the 12th Grand Slam women's doubles title, third for the Indian ace. (Photo: AP)
The duo got the better of Czech pair Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6(1) 6-3. (Photo: AP)
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis lived up their world number one ranking as they clinched their first Australian Open doubles title in Melbourne on Friday. (Photo: AP)
The Indo-Swiss pair beat Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova-Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1), 6-3.

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