[Chirag]

They beat the 3 2 and 1 seeds to win the title :worship::worship:
Paes also does the career grand slam :worship:
Stepanak was just very good today ,his first grand slam in mens doubles :worship:

 

[KaiserT]

That was awesome.

 

[Dmitry Verdasco]

:cheer::cheer::cheer:

 

[mickymouse]

Stepanek was scary good this match. His style is perfect for doubles.
Both guys have great chemistry and it was nice to see how much the title means to both of them.

 

[Horatio Caine]

I respect Bob and Mike, but this is a fantastic result. Paes had been chasing the career Grand Slam for a few years, and it is great that he has been able to achieve it. The man is a legend of the game, overcame a nasty illness to his brain a few years ago, and deserves extra credit for achieving this feat at the ripe old age of 38! It just proves what you can achieve if you don't give up...

Also nice that Stepanek wins a Slam. As others say, his game is perfect for doubles and would complement Paes' skills nicely.

 

[scarecrows]

well done to both

happy that Radek won a slam in doubles, if he had concentrated more in doubles in the past years he would have won a lot more, but rightfully was dedicated to his singles career. Maybe if he sees that he cant do much in singles he can have a few seasons as protagonist in doubles

 

[Henry Chinaski]

great stuff.

sexy can still have a long and successful doubles career if he wants.

 

[Chris Kuerten]

Too sexy :worship:

 

[Cricketics]

It feels great to see them win. As an Indian, I am so proud of Leander.

It's been tough time for us Indian sports fan every since winning cricket world cup. We have not really won much. Leander though with the help of Stepanek has gotten some great smiles on our faces.

Thanks.

 

[Certinfy]

:worship: Always said Stepanek was GS material in doubles.

 

[MaxPower]

I called it so I'm happy. They had a very tough draw but have been impressive all tournament. Stepanek is very solid and makes you wonder how the doubles tour would look if more singles players gave it a real chance.

 

[Chris Kuerten]

:worship: Always said Stepanek was GS material in doubles.

Every top 100 singles player is GS material in doubles if he chooses to commit himself to it.

 

[misty1]

:worship:

 

[KaiserT]

Every top 100 singles player is GS material in doubles if he chooses to commit himself to it.

I get the point, but don't think it's wholly applicable

 

[kaustav4]

What an absolute master-class in doubles this was from Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek. That they just ran away with the first tiebreaker 7-1 was the first sign of dominance, but the second set took it to a different level.

Congratulations, Leander and of course he kept bowing to Radek during the match to liven things up. Leander was emotional at the end, and surely had reason to be, having completed a career men's doubles Grand Slam, and done it in the presence of friends like Martina Navratilova.

 

[kaustav4]

Leander Paes completed his career grand slam winning the Australian Open doubles title partnering Czech' Radek Stepanek ... They defeated Bryans in the final ... This was Leander's 5th doubles final at Australian open and he lost 3 times against Bryan twins so this was sweet win for him ... This was his 7th men's doubles grand slam title for him.

Lee and Radek were unseeded pair and they defeated 5 seeded pairs to won the title ... They defeated 14th seed in 2nd round, 3rd seed pair in 3rd round, 10th seed the quarter-final, 2nd seed in the semifinal and top-seed Bryans in the final.

HATS OFF THE LEGEND OF TENNIS LEANDER PAES :worship::worship::worship:

 

[Henry Chinaski]

Every top 100 singles player is GS material in doubles if he chooses to commit himself to it.

bollocks

 

[JeffCandoi]

Every top 100 singles player is GS material in doubles if he chooses to commit himself to it.

also Rui Machado?

please, change your username if you keep saying things like this

 

[born_on_clay]

great win !
and Kubot said "no" to Paes twice :help:

 

[Chris Kuerten]

bollocks

also Rui Machado?

please, change your username if you keep saying things like this

Yes. Doubles is a joke when you look at it objectively.

Nearly all the top players in doubles started playing it after they realized they couldn't make it in singles (you can easily make it up from their career highs in singles), everyone in the top 100 has enough talent to reach the top 20 in doubles.