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January 02, 2007

Indians stun Czechs in Hopman Cup

Hopman Cup debutants India handed third seeds the Czech Republic a 2-1 defeat in the mixed team event in Australia.
Sania Mirza gave India a 1-0 lead with a comprehensive 6-2 6-2 win over Lucie Safarova in the women's singles rubber.
World number 13 Tomas Berdych levelled for the Czechs with a 6-2 6-2 victory against an outclassed Rohan Bopanna.
But the Indian duo, who won the Asian Hopman Cup to qualify for the Perth event, took the mixed doubles match 6-3 5-7 7-6 (10-5).
Mirza, the women's world number 66 to Safarova's 42, said: "I'm glad as underdogs we could win today.
"Rohan played unbelievable in the mixed - he was flying all over the court, and I didn't have to do much.
"It's a great honour to represent my country and to be here. We want (to win) very badly and the country is very excited."
France's Tatiana Golovin has been cleared of any serious injury despite pulling out of her team's mixed doubles clash with the United States on Saturday.
The French won the tie 2-1 and Golovin is certain to be fit for France's next Group A clash with host nation Australia on Tuesday.
Source : BBC

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