Indian doubles stars Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes said their Miami Masters triumph was inspired by watching their country's World Cup win over Sri Lanka
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| Indian doubles pair Mahesh Bhupathi (left) and Leander Paes with the Miami Open trophy after winning the final against Canada's Daniel Nestor and Belarusian Max Mirnyi yesterday. PIC/AFP |
The duo watched the Mumbai final, where India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets, on a live stream before going on court to defeat second seeds Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Canada's Daniel Nestor 6-7(5), 6-2, 10-5.
"It gave us extra motivation. It's a big deal for our country and kudos to the whole team," said Bhupathi.
Paes added: "I just want to congratulate the team, all of them. Great job boys."u00a0
u00a0Paes and Bhupathi, who claimed their first Miami Open title together and also rose to World No 1 ranking ahead of Americans Bob and Mike Bryan in the 2011 ATP Doubles Team Rankings and in the battle to qualify for theu00a0 ATP World Tour Finals.
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