September 9, 2013 9:01 AM

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Paes, Stepanek lift Men's Doubles trophy; Serena retains Women's Singles title; Djokovic vs Nadal in Men's Singles final

India's Leander Paes and his Czech teammate Radek Stepanek have clinched the Men's Doubles title of the US Open Tennis tournament, the fourth and final Grand Slam of the season, at New York. In the title clash late last night, the fourth seeded Indo-Czech pair defeated the second seeded Austrian-Brazilian pair of Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares, in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3 to lift the trophy. Besides being the eighth Men's Doubles Grand Slam title, this was Paes' third US Open title. Meanwhile, World Number One American Serena Williams has retained the Women's Singles title, beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, 7-5, 6-7, 6-1. This was Serena's 17th Grand Slam Singles title. The Men's Singles final match between Serbia's World Number One Novak Djokovic and Spain's Rafael Nadal will be played today.

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