Melbourne:India's veteran tennis ace Leander Paes created history by becoming the first Indian to complete a career Grand Slam of winning all the four Major titles by winning the Australian Open men's doubles event in Melbourne on Saturday. Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek thrashed world No.1 pair Mike and Bob Bryan from the US in straight sets in the final at the Rod Laver Arena.Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek won their first Grand Slam together beating top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan in the men's doubles event at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Saturday.
The Indo-Czech pair took an hour and 20 minutes to finish off their American opponents 7-6(7-1), 6-2.
The winning pair denied Bob and Mike Bryan their record 12th Grand Slam doubles title.
The 33-year-old Bryans were attempting to secure their place as the most decorated doubles team since the Open Era began in 1968. The Bryan brothers remain level on 11 major titles with the Australian duo of Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge.
Paes and Stepanek are veteran doubles players but were teaming up for just the fourth time. Before partnering for a tuneup event at Sydney earlier this month, the Indian and Czech duo hadn't played together for nearly six years.
The Bryans have captured each major at least once, but they've been most dominant at Melbourne Park, where they've won four straight Australian titles and six overall. They hadn't lost here since the quarterfinals in 2008.
