Posted by Liju Philip | Posted in India, Sports, World, grand slam, lawn tennis, russia, sweden, tennis, us open, wimbledon, zimbabwe | Posted on 04-09-2008
Leander Paes & Lukas Dlouhy
Some great news in tennis for India. Leander Paes has reached the finals of both the men’s doubles and mixed doubles at the US Open.
Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy sprinted into the men’s doubles final by pulverising Argentine duo Maximo Gonzalez and Juan Monaco 6-2, 6-0 in just 46 minutes. (Lines courtesy: Rediff)
Cara Black
Meanwhile in the mixed doubles, Paes and his partner Cara Black of Zimbabwe beat Nadia Petrova and Jonas Bjorkman 6-4, 6-4 to reach the finals.
The last time Leander Paes achieved such a result was in the 1999 Wimbledon. Will he be able to repeat this feat at the last Grand Slam of the year ?
Above pictures courtesy: Getty Images & Wikipedia
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