Prudent Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 Second seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes reached their first ATP final together in four years after edging past Argentine pairing Juan Martin del Potro and Guillermo Canas 6-7(6), 6-3, 10-7 at the Ordina Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch on Friday. The Indian duo of Bhupathi and Paes, who converted three of 12 break points in their semifinal match, last reached a final in 2004 when they captured the title at the Rogers Masters in Toronto. The former World No. 1s are searching for their 24th title together and have a 23-9 lifetime record in ATP finals. They compiled their best seasons in 1997-98 when they captured six titles together. Paes, who celebrated his 35th birthday on Tuesday, is a two-time former champion at the Ordina Open event, winning in 1999 (w/Siemerink) and 2006 (w/Damm), while the 34-year-old Bhupathi is making his debut. In the final, they will face Mario Ancic and Jurgen Melzer. The Croatian/Austrian team needed two tie-breaks to battle past rookie duo Steve Darcis and Marc Gicquel 7-6(6), 7-6(2). In the first round they toppled third seeds Frantisek Cermak and Jordan Kerr. :two_thumbs_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 yeah read about it.. great going this.. i hope they carry this form to the august olympics. and in wimbledon offcourse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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