Australian Open 2014: Sania Mirza loses mixed doubles final

MELBOURNE: Sania Mirza failed to grab her second Australian Open mixed doubles title as she and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau lost 3-6, 2-6 to Daniel Nestor of Canada and Kristina Mladenovic of France in the final at the Rod Laver Arena here Sunday. Nestor and Mladenovic, who won the Wimbledon title last year, fended off all five break points and broke the Mirza-Tecau combination four times in the 58-minute match.

However, Sania Mirza said she'll try for more Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Romanian Horia Tecau. Mirza, 27, said she had made a great start to the year despite the loss.

"It's a good start to the year, I can't complain. Tough loss in the (women's) doubles and we lost to the eventual champions, which was Errani-Vinci, and then losing obviously in the final here," she said.

"I've had a decent week and we had a really good week in mixed and we're looking forward to the rest of the year. It's a good start to the year." Mirza ruled out a return to the singles circuit, saying her "body is broken". She has won two major mixed doubles titles with Mahesh Bhupathi, the 2009 Australian Open and the French Open in 2012.