The U.S. Open Grand Slam tennis tournament begins in New York today. In the Men's singles first round, Somdev Devvarman will face world number four Briton Andy Murray. In the Women's singles first round, the 63rd ranked Sania Mirza is up against Israeli Shahar Peer, who is world number 24. But Sania holds a 4-1 advantage in the head-to-head count. Going by present form and their tough draws, it would be a huge surprise if Sania Mirza and Somdev Devvarman move beyond the first round. It will yet again be Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi who will carry the Indian hopes in the year's fourth and final Grand Slam tournament. The ageing doubles stars — Paes and Bhupathi — are still showing their stuff impressively. They are coming into the tournament after winning the Cincinnati Open. They had downed world number one American pair Mike and Bob Bryan en route to the title. The three titles they have won this season have come after some really hard work, but the doubles field is too tough to declare favourites. Each and every round will be challenging and there will be no time to relax. They are yet to win a Grand Slam after reuniting early this year. Bhupathi has not won a men's doubles Grand Slam since the 2002 US Open and he would hope that the jinx breaks now.Another Indian hope Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi will derive hope from their last year's performance in the event as they had ended runners-up. They make a formidable pair and are expected to prove a tough nut to crack.