India's Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy came back from a set down to win the US Open men's doubles title, their second Grand Slam title of the year.
The fourth-seeded pair of Paes and Dlouhy won 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 over the third-seeded pair of India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas at Flushing Meadows here Sunday. Paes and Dlouhy had earlier won the French Open.
In Image: Leander Paes, right, of India, and his partner Lukas Dlouhy, of the Czech Republic, hold the championship trophy after winning the men's doubles finals match over Mahesh Bhupathi, of India, and Mark Knowles, of the Bahamas, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. In the center is Dlouhy's wife Rhea Pillai and their three-year-old daughter Aiyana.Text: IANSImages: AP (Unauthorised reproduction prohibited)Serena penalty hands Clijsters final berth |
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