Leander Paes and Martin Damm crowned their first year as a pair on Saturday as they beat second seeds Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 to win the men's doubles title at the US Open.
The Indian-Czech pair, seeded sixth, were a break down in the second set but recovered to win in two hours, 35 minutes.
The victory gave Damm his first Grand Slam title, while for Paes it was his fourth men's doubles crown and seventh in all.
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