Bhupathi-Mirnyi reach French Open semifinal

Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi scored a clinical 6-3 6-4 win over Karsten Braasch and Sargis Sargsian to book a berth in semifinals.

Third seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi of Belarus scored a clinical 6-3 6-4 win over Karsten Braasch of Germany and Sargis Sargsian of Armenia to book a berth in the men's doubles semifinals at the French Open Grand Slam tennis championships in Paris today.

HT Image

The Indo-Belarussian pair was never in trouble as they clinched crucial breaks in the first and second sets to breeze past their unseeded opponents.

The duo now awaits the winners of the match between ninth seeded Argentinian pair of Gaston Etlis and Martin Rodriguez and Belgians Xavier Malisse and Olivier Rochus.