<p>Bopanna and Qureshi, the 16th seeds, did not look like a team playing their first ever Grand Slam final as they made the world number one pair work hard for points and played enthralling tennis for more than one-and-a-half hours.<br /><br />It was a dream run for the two players as for the first time, an Indian and a Pakistani combined to reach the final of a Grand Slam event.<br /><br />For the Bryan brothers, it was their second Grand Slam title of the season and also a revenge victory, having lost the Washington quarterfinals to the Indo-Pak team. It was also was their ninth men’s doubles Grand Slam crown.<br /><br />For Qureshi, it was double heart-break as he had lost the mixed doubles final on Thursday. Qureshi and Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic had gone down 4-6, 4-6 to Bob and fellow-American Liesel Huber the previous day.<br /><br />Hardly showing any signs of nerves, the Indo-Pak duo went about its business impressively, not dropping serve in the first set and creating the first break chance.<br />Bob’s serve was too hot to handle, so they attacked weak serve of Mike, and a forehand volley by Bopanna earned them a breakpoint in the third game. But crowd favourite the Bryans saved that. They were more dominant at the start of the tie-breaker but the Bryans knew how to handle the big points and came back from 1-3 down to win the tie-breaker and grab the lead.<br /><br />Both pairs though played fascinating tennis as Bopanna hit some stunning shots, especially a backhand winner on the fourth point, and the Bryan brothers were a treat to watch at the net.<br /><br />The Americans raised their game when it mattered and were in more control of the match in the second set, which saw the favourites clinching points more easily.<br />The Indo-Pak duo once again held its own on serve and pushed the set into a tie-breaker, but the greater experience of the Americans prevailed.<br /><br />Texting to title!<br /><br />It was a text message that brought Bob and Liezel Huber together for only the second tournament in their career, and it ended with them winning their second Grand Slam.<br /><br />Last year's French Open champions reunited here for the mixed doubles title only after Huber contacted her former playing partner in the build-up to the tournament. <br />"I sent him a text saying we need to get in the draw and that was it," said Huber.<br /></p>
<p>Bopanna and Qureshi, the 16th seeds, did not look like a team playing their first ever Grand Slam final as they made the world number one pair work hard for points and played enthralling tennis for more than one-and-a-half hours.<br /><br />It was a dream run for the two players as for the first time, an Indian and a Pakistani combined to reach the final of a Grand Slam event.<br /><br />For the Bryan brothers, it was their second Grand Slam title of the season and also a revenge victory, having lost the Washington quarterfinals to the Indo-Pak team. It was also was their ninth men’s doubles Grand Slam crown.<br /><br />For Qureshi, it was double heart-break as he had lost the mixed doubles final on Thursday. Qureshi and Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic had gone down 4-6, 4-6 to Bob and fellow-American Liesel Huber the previous day.<br /><br />Hardly showing any signs of nerves, the Indo-Pak duo went about its business impressively, not dropping serve in the first set and creating the first break chance.<br />Bob’s serve was too hot to handle, so they attacked weak serve of Mike, and a forehand volley by Bopanna earned them a breakpoint in the third game. But crowd favourite the Bryans saved that. They were more dominant at the start of the tie-breaker but the Bryans knew how to handle the big points and came back from 1-3 down to win the tie-breaker and grab the lead.<br /><br />Both pairs though played fascinating tennis as Bopanna hit some stunning shots, especially a backhand winner on the fourth point, and the Bryan brothers were a treat to watch at the net.<br /><br />The Americans raised their game when it mattered and were in more control of the match in the second set, which saw the favourites clinching points more easily.<br />The Indo-Pak duo once again held its own on serve and pushed the set into a tie-breaker, but the greater experience of the Americans prevailed.<br /><br />Texting to title!<br /><br />It was a text message that brought Bob and Liezel Huber together for only the second tournament in their career, and it ended with them winning their second Grand Slam.<br /><br />Last year's French Open champions reunited here for the mixed doubles title only after Huber contacted her former playing partner in the build-up to the tournament. <br />"I sent him a text saying we need to get in the draw and that was it," said Huber.<br /></p>