Paes and Bhupathi win in Chennai

Written by: Staff on 5th January 2011

Paes and Bhupathi win in Chennai |

The Fourth match on Center Court, on the first day of the 2011 Aircel Chennai Open, saw top seeded Indian pair Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi defeat Frank Dancevic (CAN) and Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) 3-6, 7-6, 10-4.

The Indian top seeds lost the first set 3-6, but came back strongly in the 2nd set despite being down 4 match points in the tie-break, to win it 7-6.

In the third set, the Indian pair, who have won the doubles title at this event on 4 previous occasions, rode the momentum from the 2nd set, to win the deciding super tie-breaker 10-4. The fans at the stadium were ecstatic that their favorite doubles team pulled off a win, in a very closely contested 1st round match.

Watch Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi play their quarter-finals, against the winner of the 1st round doubles match Philipp Marx (GER) and Ken Skupski (GBR).

Topics: Aircel, Chennai, Doubles Team, Frank Dancevic, Gbr, Indian Pair, Ken Skupski, Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi, Marx, Match Points, Momentum, Occasions, Philipp, Quarter Finals, Seeds, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tie Break, Tie Breaker