Stephanie and Matos, the first South American mixed pair to win in Australia

Brazil It’s a real party and all thanks to her Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos. The duo won the mixed doubles final against Indians Sania Mirza and Rohan Bubanna 7-6(2), 6-2 to become the first South Americans to lift the Australian Open trophy in this way.

A match that provided great parity in the first set, and was decided in a fairly close game with three breaks to serve in favor of the Brazilians. The second set already showed a huge advantage for the winning couple which came to 4-1 in just over 20 minutes.

In this way they represent a new milestone in the history of South American tennis, something that the Argentines could not do Paola Suarez and Gaston Itlis in Australia 2002 When they fell in two sets to the Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova and Zimbabwe Kevin Ouellette.

How else was that enough? They became the first mixed pair to win the Australian Open to represent the same country since 2013. Last time the locals Jarmila Gajdusova s Matthew Ebden. Plus, First non-Australian duo to win since 2009When did the Indians do that? Sania MirzaIf it is the same who lost this final, and Mahesh Bhupathi.

for his part, The 36-year-old Indian tennis player bids farewell to tennis after putting to her bid three Grand Slam titles in doubles, two in mixed doubles, reached two WTA finals and was No. 1 in the world in this method.