Spears-Cabal win mixed doubles title
Abigail Spears of the U.S. and Colombia's Juan Sebastian Cabal pose with their trophy after winning their Mixed doubles final match against India's Sania Mirza and Croatia's Ivan Dodig. Photo: Reuters
American Abigail Spears and Colombian partner Juan Sebastian Cabal swept to a first Grand Slam mixed doubles title Sunday with a straight-sets victory at the Australian Open.
The unseeded pair beat the more experienced Indian-Croatian duo of Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig 6-2, 6-4 on Rod Laver Arena.
They took a quick double break in the first set, with the solid Spears serving it out in under 30 minutes.
Mirza and Dodig surged to a 3-0 lead in the second set but they couldn't hold on, with Spears and Cabal clawing back into the match and the Colombian winning it with a smash
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