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Rohan Bopanna of India, left, and partner Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan sign autographs after winning their semifinals doubles match during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. AP
The 16th-seeded India-Pakistan pair, which has set diplomatic tongues wagging over period given the tense relations between their countries, is now up against top seeded Americans Mike and Bob Bryan for the Friday's championship clash.
Bopanna and Qureshi had beaten the Bryan brothers in August in Washington, the American duo's only loss this summer.
Qureshi has also reached the final of mixed doubles. He and Czech partner Kveta Peschke play top seeds Lizel Huber and Bob Bryan.
US men's doubles title holders Leander Paes of India and Lucas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic have already bowed out of the championship first round.
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