US Open: Paes, Black win mixed doubles title

Leander Paes and Zimbabwe’s Cara Black won the mixed doubles title at the US Open on Thursday, beating Briton Jamie Murray and American Liezel Huber 7-6 (6), 6-4.

 The fifth seeds saved two set points in the first-set tiebreak before breaking once in the second to clinch their first Grand Slam title together.

 Black hit a crucial volley to save the first set point and Murray, who won the mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 2007 with Jelena Jankovic, netted a volley on the second.

 Murray was the only man to lose his serve, in the fifth game of the second, and Paes served out for his eighth grand-slam title, while Black has now won seven, including three mixed.

 Black and Huber will join up in the final of the women’s doubles when they play American Lisa Raymond and Australian Sam Stosur, the 10th seeds.

 Paes will be looking to win the men’s doubles title when he and Czech Lukas Dlouhy, the seventh seeds, play American twins, Bob and Mike Bryan.

Courtesy :- IBN Live

Vijender Kumar ensures another medal for India

India’s Vijender Kumar beat Carlos Gongora of Ecuador 9-4 in the quarter-finals of the 75kg middleweight category of the boxing event on Wednesday to guarantee India another medal at the Beijing Olympics.

Vijender had a good start, winning the opening round 2-0. He also pocketed the second round 2-1. The third also went his way 3-2 and so did the fourth 2-1.

Vijender stormed into the last eight after overwhelming Angkhan Chomphuphuang of Thailand 13-3 in a lop-sided pre-quarter-final bout on Saturday night.

Earlier, he thoroughly dominated his opening bout against Gambia’s Jack Badou, scoring a facile 13-2 win.
Courtesy :- Rediff