Tennis News
At $ 398,250 Aircel Chennai Open, India

Doubles Final
(1) Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)/ Leander Paes (IND) bt Robin Haase (NED)/ David Martin (USA) 62 67(3) 10-7

Lee and Mahesh started well breaking Haase's serve in 2nd game ... In next game Mahesh saved 3 break points before holding it ... In 7th game Lee hold serve after duece before converting 3rd set point on Martin's serve to win first set.

In second set Lee lost his serve in 3rd game due to loose serving ... But our pair immediately broke back in next game breaking Haase's serve at 15 ... Then both pairs hold their serves to take set into tie-break ... Haase and Martin played near perfect tie-break to won it easily.

In super tie-break Haase and Martin started positively taking early mini-break to lead 1-4 ... But our pair came back taking mini-breaks on Haase's serve, 5-4 ... Martin gave mini-break back with lucky net cord, 6-5 ... On next 2 Martin's serve Mahesh played excellent return game and volley to gave double mini-break, 8-5 but on Lee's serve Haase played excellent game from back of the court and picked up drop volley, 8-7 ... On Haase's serve Mahesh hit super double handed backhand down the line service return to gave first match point ... On Haase's next serve Lee hit excellent lob for that Martin only managed to barely return which gave chance to Mahesh hit forhand winner in middle of Haase and Martin to complete victory.

So good start for 2011 season for Lee and Mahesh as a pair ... They r still not playing perfect game like their glory days but their spirit is back as the pair ... Congrats Lee and Mahesh for another title!
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At $422.3K Medibank International, Sydney, Australia

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