India's [ Images ] Leander Paes [ Images ] and his mixed doubles partner Zimbabwean Cara Black [ Images ] advanced to the Wimbledon's [ Images ] semi-finals on Thursday.

Second seeds Paes and Black beat the Australian-Taiwanese pair of Paul Hanley [ Images ] and Chan Yung-Jan 6-4, 6-7 (7/4), 6-3 in the third quarter final.

With the win Paes and his partner set a semi-final clash with his doubles partner Lukas Dlouhy [ Images ] and his Czech mate Iveta Benesova [ Images ].

The ninth seeded Dlouhy and Benesova beat the Russia [ Images ] pair of Dmitry Tursunov [ Images ] and Vera Dushevina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Paes and Black were the runners-up in the tournament last year and have the 2008 US Open [ Images ] and the 2010 Australian Open [ Images ] crown to their name.