The Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi crashed out of the Australian Open after suffering a straight sets defeat in the mixed doubles semifinal here on Friday.

The sixth seeded Sania-Bhupathi's campaign ended after they lost 3-6 3-6 to the eighth seeded combo of Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States and Romania's Horia Tecau in just 68 minutes at the Rod Laver Arena.

Although the match was a closely-contested affair, the American-Romanian duo played better as far as the crucial points were concerned. The Indians could hit only 17 winners as compared to 24 by their opponents.