An Exclusive Video on Sania Mirza and Colin Fleming US Open 2012 mixed doubles quarterfinal
Hey tennis fans, I'm back with another blog post about one of my favorite tournaments, the US Open. Today I want to talk about a match that happened almost a decade ago, but still stands out in my memory as one of the most exciting and dramatic mixed doubles matches ever. I'm talking about the 2012 US Open quarterfinal between **Sania Mirza and Colin Fleming** and **Melanie Oudin and Jack Sock**.Sania Mirza is one of the most successful and popular female tennis players from India, who has won six Grand Slam titles in her career, three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles . Colin Fleming is a former British tennis player who specialized in doubles and reached a career-high ranking of No. 17 in the world. Together, they formed a formidable team that reached the semifinals of Wimbledon and the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2012.
Melanie Oudin and Jack Sock were the defending champions of the US Open mixed doubles title, having won it in 2011 as wildcards. They were both young and talented American players who had shown promise in singles as well. Oudin had reached the quarterfinals of the US Open in 2009, while Sock had won the boys' singles title in 2010.
The match was a thrilling encounter that went down to the wire. The first set was very close, with both teams holding their serves until 4-4. Then, Mirza and Fleming broke Oudin's serve to take a 5-4 lead and serve for the set. However, Oudin and Sock fought back and broke Fleming's serve to level the score at 5-5. The set went to a tiebreak, which was also very tight. Mirza and Fleming had two set points at 6-4, but Oudin and Sock saved them both and won four points in a row to take the tiebreak 8-6.
The second set was more one-sided, as Mirza and Fleming raised their level and dominated their opponents. They broke Oudin's serve twice and Fleming's serve once to take the set 6-1 and force a deciding match tiebreak.
The match tiebreak was a roller-coaster ride that had everything: drama, suspense, emotion, and amazing shots. Mirza and Fleming took an early lead of 4-1, but Oudin and Sock came back to make it 4-4. Then, Mirza and Fleming went ahead again by 8-5, but Oudin and Sock refused to give up and leveled the score at 8-8. The next four points were split evenly, making it 10-10. Finally, Mirza and Fleming won two points in a row to seal the victory by 12-10.
The match lasted for an hour and 35 minutes, and was one of the best displays of mixed doubles tennis I have ever seen. Both teams played with passion, skill, and sportsmanship, and deserved a huge applause from the crowd. Mirza and Fleming went on to lose in the semifinals to Květa Peschke and Marcin Matkowski, who eventually lost to Ekaterina Makarova and Bruno Soares in the final.
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