Another Top 10 scalp claimed

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi continued their successful warm-up for the Olympics with a 2-6, 7-6 5, 6-3 win over Jared Palmer USA and Pavel Vizner Czech Republic in the quarter-finals of the 2.5 million Toronto Masters. 8216;8216;A wee bit tough,8217;8217; Bhupathi told The Sunday Express, but it took the duo8217;s unbeaten run to 15 matches.

Down by a set, which Bhupathi says was 8216;8216;thanks to some brilliant tennis8217;8217; being played by their opponents, the Indians recovered against a pair ranked 10 on the ATP listings to earn a place in the semis.

It was their second straight win over a Top 10 pair. The strategy, Bhupathi says, is 8216;8216;to take it one match at a time,8217;8217; adding that winning mattered, not the opponents. 8216;8216;We are looking at playing more matches8230;so winning is the only way one can do that,8217;8217; he added.

Up next for the Indians are the 8216;8216;always tough8217;8217; No. 4 seeds Mark Knowles Bahamas and Daniel Nestor Canada 8212; a sure bet for Olympic gold had both been from the same country.

8212; Mickey Aigner