Mahesh-Max through to second round

Mahesh Bhupathi shrugged off his Olympic Games disappointment to record a thrilling first round victory in the men8217;s doubles at the US Open Grand Slam tennis in New York today. Bhupathi, with Belarussian Max Mirnyi, overcame rusty form to defeat Argentines Martin Garcia and Sebastian Prieto 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 3.

The fourth seeded Indo-Belarussian pair will take on the winner of the match between Rainer Schuettler Germany-Mikhail Youzhny Russia and Argentines Federico Browne-Guillermo Canas.

Leander Paes will have a chance to avenge his Athens defeat too, when he takes on Croatian duo Mario Ancic and Ivan Ljubicic with Czech David Rikl.