US Open: Paes, Bhupathi reach semis of mixed & men's doubles

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi cruised into the semi-finals of the mixed and men's double event of the US Open with their respective partners.

India's crashed hopes with the ouster of Sania Mirza in the US Open has been rejuvenated by Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi heading towards a possible final showdown in both mixed as well as men's doubles event of the final grand slam of the year, after winning their respective matches.

Bhupathi and his American partner Liezel Huber, top seed, cruised to the semi-finals of the mixed doubles following their emphatic 6-4 6-3 win over eighth seeds Bethanie Mattek of the US and Serbian Nenad Zimonjic.

However, second seeds Paes and Cara Black of Zimbabwe had to face a stiff resistance from seventh seeded Australian-Swede combination of Rennae Stubbs and Robert Lindstedt before prevailing over them 7-5 3-6 10-6 in their mixed doubles quarterfinal at Flushing Meadows on Monday.

Incidentally, both the Indian players enjoyed success in the men's doubles events as well although they had to fight hard to earn their last eight berths along with their respective partners.