Melbourne: Sania Mirza and Rajeev Ram, the Indo-American pair, moved into the mixed doubles second round of the Australian Open after they got the better of Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic and Nikola Cacic here on Thursday.
Former Grand Slam champions Mirza and Ram, who were unseeded, won 6-3, 7-6(3) in the first round that lasted 69 minutes.
The pair will now take on the winner of the match between Robert Farah-Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Matwe Middelkoop-Ellen Perez.