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Dlouhy, Paes win French Open men's doubles title
Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic and Leander Paes of India won the French Open men's doubles championship Saturday, beating Dick Norman of Belgium and Wesley Moodie of South Africa 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
- AP
- Published: 21:35 June 6, 2009
Paris: Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic and Leander Paes of India won the French Open men's doubles championship Saturday, beating Dick Norman of Belgium and Wesley Moodie of South Africa 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.
It's the first Grand Slam title Dlouhy and Paes have won together. They lost in the 2008 US Open final.
Paes has won four other men's doubles major titles, but with two other partners. This is Dlouhy's first Grand Slam championship.
The 38-year-old Norman is the oldest French Open men's doubles finalist in the Open era, which began in 1968.
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