January 27, 2011 10:12 AM

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Paes- Bhupati storm into final of Australian open

After 12 years, the re-united Indian duo of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati have stormed into the finals of the Men's Doubles event of the Australian Open today. They defeated the second-seeds, Max Miryni of Belarus and Canada's Daniel Nestor 7-6, 4-6, 6-3. The pair will now face the top-seeded American combine of Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan in the finals of the event.Earlier today, the Bryan brothers defeated the pair of fellow American, Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer of Netherlands Antilles, 6-3, 6-2 in the first semi-final match.In the Women's Singles event, the first semi-final match between Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki and China's Na Li is in progress. Belgium's Kim Clijsters will take on Russia's Vera Zvonavera in the other semi-final, also slated for today.Switzerland's World No. 2, Roger Federer will also lock horns with Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the first semi-final match of the Men's Singles event today.

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