Paes loses in US open doubles final
NEW DELHI: Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek lost in US Open men’s doubles final on Friday against Americans Bob and Mike Bryan.
The second seeded Bryan brothers defeated the fifth-seeded Indo-Czech combo 6-3, 6-4 to win their fourth US Open title.
It was a rematch of their clash in the Australian Open final, won 7-6, 6-2 by Paes and Stepanek, who have won four Grand Slam titles together.
The Bryans, winners of 81 doubles titles including 12 Grand Slam crowns, beat the ninth-seeds Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan and Jean-Julien Rojer of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-4 in their semifinal on Thursday.
India’s Paes, who has seven Grand Slam titles, and Stepanek of the Czech Republic advanced past Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez when the Spanish duo were forced to retire with the first set tied 6-6 because of a left leg injury to Lopez.
