London, June 28 (Inditop.com) The one-time Wimbledon men’s doubles champions — Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi– will be at the opposite side of the net Sunday in the mixed doubles third round here.
Bhupathi with compatriot Sania Mirza beat Britons Colin Fleming and Sarah Borwell 7-6 (4), 6-4 in the second round here Saturday. The 13th-seeded Bhupathi and Sania are the Australian Open mixed doubles champions.
Meanwhile, Paes is partnering Zimbabwean Cara Black with whom he won the US Open mixed doubles last year. The top seeded pair, who received a bye in the first round, is yet to play a match in the tournament after they received a walkover from Slovakian Michal Mertinak and Italian Mara Santangelo.
Paes and Bhupathi had won the Wimbledon men’s doubles title in 1999 but neither has been able to win it again. The two, though, have won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title twice.
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