The Australian Open Mixed Double’s crown is now officially in the Indian kitty. Melbourne has been conquered and after the magical pair of Leander Paes & Mahesh Bhupathi, it isthe first time that an Indian duo has won a Grand Slam title. Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi have won the Australian Open in the mixed doubles category.

This 22-year-old Indian girl fought her way out of injury and disappointment to complement her 10-time Grand slam winning partner Mahesh Bhupathi to win at Melbourne Park. There is more glory as Sania is now the first Indian woman to lay claim to a Grand slam title.

The duo stepped onto the Rod Laver arena staring at history in the making. A mentor and his favourite disciple with just one more hurdle to go. Andy Ram and Nathalie Dechy were all set to give the Indian duo a tough fight.

The Indian pair dominated from the start, breaking their opponents in the first game itself.

Serve for serve, forehand after powerful forehand and clever volleys, Mirza and Bhupathi just did not let up the steam.

With some smart play at the nets, their synchronisation as a team sealed the first set in 28 minutes.

Their opponents did not recover in the second set. With feet firmly on ground and eyes firmly on the target, Mahesh & Sania continued into the second, giving away just a single game.

Within minutes the 6-3, 6-1 victory in the mixed doubles final of the 2009 Australian Open was signed, sealed and taken away forever by the enterprising Indian duo.

Sania  was understandably ecstatic. "After being out for most of last year, not playing for almost six months, and then winning a Grand Slam title in virtually my first tournament back, is just great," she said. "A Slam is a Slam — singles, doubles or mixed doubles, and winning on these big stages is what I had dreamt of as a child. Winning with Mahesh, he’s a friend and fellow Indian, makes it even more special. Last time, we fell one short, this time we did it!"

Bhupathi said, "This whole weekend has been an emotional roller-coaster. The last thing you want to do after a match like yesterday is show-up on the court again today. There was some of that disappointment still there in me, but you have to get up to the job. Fortunately for me Sania was playing great and she got us through the early part and then I served great and when we’re playing like that it’s tough to beat us. It’s been a great two weeks for me, but if I had to return home without a title, it would’ve hurt. This obviously makes up for Saturday’s loss in the men’s doubles final."