Leander Paes [Images] and Mahesh Bhupathi [Images], playing with new partners, entered the semi-finals of the US $550,000 Thailand Open, in Bangkok, on Friday.
Paes and Paul Hanley [Images] of Australia [Images], the top seeds in the tournament, advanced after beating local favourites Paradorn Srichapan and Danai Udomchoke 6-4, 6-4 in their quarter-finals.
Bhupathi and his American partner Justin Gimelstob defeated the South African pairing of Jeff Coetzee and Chris Haggard 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the last four, at the Impact Arena in the Thai capital.
The other semi-final pits the Israeli team of Jonathan Elrich and Andy Ram against Simon Aspelin of Sweden and Australia's Todd Perry.
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