Bhupathi-Mirnyi in final of Monte Carlo event

Monaco: Fifth seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi made their second consecutive ATP Masters Series final after beating Simon Aspelin and Paul Hanley in straight sets in Monte Carlo here on Saturday.

The Indo-Belarusian combo saw off the challenge of the seventh seeds 6-3 7-6(3) in the semifinals of the euro 254,3750 clay court event. They will take on top seeds Daniel Nestor of Canada and Nenand Zimonjic of Serbia in the summit clash.Last month Bhupathi and Mirnyi had lost the title clash of the Miami event to Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy. PTI