New York: Indian tennis ace Leander Paes kept himself in line of two Grand Slam titles after entering the final of the men's doubles event of the US Open following an upset win over top seeds and local favourites Mike and Bob
Bryan on Wednesday.
Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy, seeded fourth, overwhelmed the Bryan brothers 6-4 3-6 7-6 (8-6) in one hour and 51 minutes in the semifinal at the Flushing Meadows.
Paes and his partner Cara Black have already reached the final of the mixed doubles event.
The match had a sensational climax as Paes and Dlouhy had plenty of match points in the tie-breaker of the third and final set but Bryan brothers made a spirited comeback and saved five match points.
However, Paes and Dlouhy held their nerves and finally converted their sixth match point to clinch the issue.
In the final, they will play the winner of the second semifinal between third seeded Indo-Bahamian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles and the fifth seeded duo of Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Andy Ram of Israel.
It was Bryan brothers who got the first chance of a break but Paes and Dlouhy not only saved them but also converted the opportunities that came their way in the opening set.
The first set was tied 2-2 when on Paes' serve, the Americans earned two break points but the Indo-Czech combination played well to ward off the threat and held their serve.
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