India's Rohan Bopanna and Ukraine's partner Nadia Kitchenok were defeated on Thursday in the mixed final of the mixed doubles of the Australian Open. The Indian challenge at the first Grand Slam of the year has also ended with the defeat of Bopanna and Nadia in straight sets. The India and Ukraine pair lost 0-6 2-6 against the fifth-seeded pair of Nikola Mektich and Barbora Kresnikova in a 47-minute unilateral match.
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The pair of Bopanna and Nadia struggled from the beginning and failed to maintain their service. Due to this, defeat was also faced. The pair of Croatia and Czech Republic dominated from the beginning and won the first set without losing a game.
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In the second set, Bopanna and Kitchenok saved their serve in the first game, but the pair then lost service twice, making Mektich and Barbora a semi-finalist. India's veteran Leander Paes and his duo Yelena Ostapenko, who were playing for the last time at the Australian Open, also lost in the second round of mixed doubles on Tuesday.
