Alexander Peya and Nicole Melichar win Wimbledon mixed doubles title

Alexander Peya and Nicole Melichar beat Jamie Murray and Victoria Azarenka to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title.

Alexander Peya and Nicole Melichar dashed hopes of a British champion at this year’s Wimbledon when they beat home favourite Jamie Murray and Belarusian Victoria Azarenka 7-6(1), 6-3 in the mixed doubles final on Sunday.

Nicole Melichar, left, of the United States and Austria's Alexander Peya, lift the trophies after winning the mixed doubles final match against Britain's Jamie Murray and Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, at Wimbledon. (AP)

Murray, the elder brother of twice men’s champion Andy, had been bidding to win back-to-back mixed doubles titles after his success with Martina Hingis a year ago.

However, after saving a match point at 2-5 down in the second set against the Austrian-American 11th seeds, Murray and Azarenka bowed out by losing the next game.