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.

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Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi make to mixed doubles quarters in US Open

Indian aces Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes make into the quarterfinals of the US open mixed doubles event with their respective partners following a straight set win over their opponents in the ongoing tournament in New York.

Indian aces Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes breezed into the quarterfinals of the US open mixed doubles event with their respective partners following a straight set win over their opponents in the ongoing tournament in New York.

Top seeds Bhupathi and his American partner Liezel Huber eased past Jill Craybas and Eric Butorac of USA 6-3 6-3 in a 54-minute second-round match to stay in hunt.

They will next play either the Stephen Huss-Virginia Ruano Pascual pair or eighth seeds Nenad Zimonjic-Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

Second seeded combination of Leander Paes and Zimbabwe's Cara Black upset Italian Flavia Pennetta and Serb Dusan Vemic 6-4 6-4 in 74 minutes to set up a quarterfinal clash with seventh seed Rennae Stubbs of Australia and Robert Lindstedt of Sweden.

Bhupathi and Huber were bit sluggish with their service in the match as they committed five double faults compared to their rivals'. But the top seeds grabbed the opportunity of converting all four breakpoints which came their way.

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