6. Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna
The duo began their campaign on a positive note, defeating the Australian pairing of Samantha Stosur and John Peers in straight sets 7-5 6-4 in the Round 1 stage before inflicting a 6-4 6-4 defeat on Andy Murray and Heather Watson of Great Britain. With one more win assuring them of a medal, Mirza and Bopanna faced up against Rajeev Ram and Venus Williams in the semifinals and after winning the opening set 6-2, seemed in pole position to win. But the American pair made a strong comeback into the match, winning the second 6-2 and then clinching the match tiebreak 10-3 to book their place in the final.The Indian duo had yet another opportunity to win a medal – a bronze – when they took on Radek Stepanek and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic. But courtesy a few service errors and missed opportunities, the Indian duo lost 1-6, 5-7, thereby settling for 4th place.