<p>In her quest to win a third Grand Slam title, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza will continue to partner Romanian Horia Tecau in the mixed doubles until at least next season's first Grand Slam -- the Australian Open.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Sania and Tecau had joined forces this season for the Wimbledon championship, where they made quarter-finals and also played together at the US Open, making the third round.<br /><br />Sania today confirmed that she will play with Tecau, world number 23 in doubles, at the Australian Open.<br /><br />"We had committed to play three tournaments, so we are playing the Australian Open together," Sania told PTI from Hyderabad, where she is practicing with a lot of players from the country at her academy, SMTA.<br /><br />Sania backed her partnership with the Romanian, who touched a career-high rank of five in 2012 but is now placed 23rd in the doubles.<br /><br />"He plays backhand side and has a very big serve. He is one of the best doubles player in the world. He volleys very well and has a very good return," she said.<br /><br />"In one of the Australian Opens we had lost to them in the semifinals, I think two years ago in 2012," she added, referring to her 3-6 3-6 defeat alongside Mahesh Bhupathi against Tecau and American Bethanie Mattek-Sands.<br /><br />However, Sania made it clear that this partnership was only for the Australian Open and anything beyond that will be decided later.<br /><br />"Right now, we are only committed to play in Australian Open, I cannot comment about other tournaments," she said when asked if the French Open is their best chance since the Romanian players are very good on clay courts.<br /><br />Both of Sania's Grand Slam titles have come with compatriot Bhupathi. However, after the controversy on the players' pairing for the London Olympics, Sania and Bhupathi did not play together.</p>
<p>In her quest to win a third Grand Slam title, Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza will continue to partner Romanian Horia Tecau in the mixed doubles until at least next season's first Grand Slam -- the Australian Open.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Sania and Tecau had joined forces this season for the Wimbledon championship, where they made quarter-finals and also played together at the US Open, making the third round.<br /><br />Sania today confirmed that she will play with Tecau, world number 23 in doubles, at the Australian Open.<br /><br />"We had committed to play three tournaments, so we are playing the Australian Open together," Sania told PTI from Hyderabad, where she is practicing with a lot of players from the country at her academy, SMTA.<br /><br />Sania backed her partnership with the Romanian, who touched a career-high rank of five in 2012 but is now placed 23rd in the doubles.<br /><br />"He plays backhand side and has a very big serve. He is one of the best doubles player in the world. He volleys very well and has a very good return," she said.<br /><br />"In one of the Australian Opens we had lost to them in the semifinals, I think two years ago in 2012," she added, referring to her 3-6 3-6 defeat alongside Mahesh Bhupathi against Tecau and American Bethanie Mattek-Sands.<br /><br />However, Sania made it clear that this partnership was only for the Australian Open and anything beyond that will be decided later.<br /><br />"Right now, we are only committed to play in Australian Open, I cannot comment about other tournaments," she said when asked if the French Open is their best chance since the Romanian players are very good on clay courts.<br /><br />Both of Sania's Grand Slam titles have come with compatriot Bhupathi. However, after the controversy on the players' pairing for the London Olympics, Sania and Bhupathi did not play together.</p>