India's Sania Mirza and American Bethanie Mattek looked like a tennis version of the Odd Couple but the duo said they were well-matched on the court and off despite losing in Tuesday's US Open quarter-finals.
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The conservatively dressed Sania and flamboyant Mattek fell 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 to fifth seeds Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung of Taiwan, but they were upbeat about their new partnership.
"I guess opposites attract," said Sania, who wore a red shirt and white shorts.
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