Sania Mirza and American Rajeev Ram worked their way past the tricky Aussie-Dutch pairing of Ellen Perez and Matwe Middlekoop 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 to make the Australian Open quarterfinals.
The comeback mom, in her last year on the Tour, worked her world-class lobs and the angles she gets on her fiery forehand, to get the team in a good position.