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MELBOURNE, Australia — The Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos beat India's Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna 7-6 (2), 6-2 to win the Australian Open mixed doubles title in Mirza's last match at a Grand Slam tournament before she retires. Mirza has won six Grand Slam doubles championships — three in mixed, including the 2009 Australian Open. She will retire next month after a tournament in Dubai. Stefani and Matos broke Mirza's serve in the fourth game of the second set to go up 3-1, with the break point coming after a lengthy exchange between the teams. Stefani and Matos are undefeated as a team, having won all seven matches together at the United Cup and at Melbourne Park.
