Mahesh Bhupathi and Prakash Amritraj set up a pre-quarterfinal clash of the Wimbledon championships against each other after winning their men's doubles second round matches along with their respective partners in London on Friday. Qualifiers Prakash and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi quelled a late challenge from Australian Rameez Junaid and Philipp Marx of Germany to carve out a 7-5 6-4 6-7(3) 6-7(3) 8-6 win. Earlier,fourth seeds Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles defeated Philipp Petzschner and Alexander Peya 6-3,7-5,6-7 (5-7) 6-3 in their second round match. Prakash and Aisam were crusing comfortably and a straight set looked on card but Junaid and Marx staged a brilliant comeback and almost toppled their rivals. However the Indo-Pak pair got their act together,held nerves and eventually triumphed after four hours and 18 minute struggle on the court. Bhupathi and Knwoles wrapped up the first set under half an hour,converting one of the two breakpoints that came their way.
