Moments after winning the US Open men's doubles trophy as his 10th Grand Slam title, India ace Leander Paes said he wasn't sure if he would be able to play the final as he was carrying a sore shoulder.

Paes had injured his elbow ten days back while playing mixed doubles in the tournament but the champion overcame the pain and combined with Czech Lukas Dlouhy to outlast Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of Bahamas 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the men's doubles final on Sunday.

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Mahesh Bhupathi