As far as anticipated match-ups go, Leander Paes and Martina Hingis were headed to the perfect semi-final fixture, with Sania Mirza and partner Ivan Dodig awaiting them on Friday.
But there was quarter-final match to play on Thursday and the Indo-Swiss wildcards failed to gather any steam at all, getting knocked out in the final eight stage. The 55 minute match against Sam Groth and Samantha Stosur ended with a 6-3, 6-2 scoreline.
The Australian duo dominated the match and broke serve of the Indo-Swiss combination in the fifth game to nose ahead before sealing the first set 6-3 with another service break.
In the second set, Paes and Hingis were broken in the fourth game to trail 1-3. The Indo-Swiss pair were 2-5 down when Hingis served only to be broken by the Australians, who sealed the match comfortably.