Leander Paes and Martina Hingis’ Aus Open Run Ends in Quarters

Leander’s exit now leaves only Sania Mirza flying the Indian flag at Melbourne Park.

Martina Hingis (L) and Leander Paes (R). (Photo: AP)

As far as anticipated match-ups go, Leander Paes and Martina Hingis were headed to the perfect semi-final fixture, with Sania Mirza and partner Ivan Dodig awaiting them on Friday.

But there was quarter-final match to play on Thursday and the Indo-Swiss wildcards failed to gather any steam at all, getting knocked out in the final eight stage. The 55 minute match against Sam Groth and Samantha Stosur ended with a 6-3, 6-2 scoreline.

The Australian duo dominated the match and broke serve of the Indo-Swiss combination in the fifth game to nose ahead before sealing the first set 6-3 with another service break.

In the second set, Paes and Hingis were broken in the fourth game to trail 1-3. The Indo-Swiss pair were 2-5 down when Hingis served only to be broken by the Australians, who sealed the match comfortably.