The fifth seeded mixed doubles pair of Leander Paes [ Images ] of India [ Images ] and Cara Black [ Images ] of Zimbabwe entered the final of the US Open [ Images ] with a straight-set victory on Wednesday.

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Paes-Black thrashed unseeded pair of Jonas Bjorkman [ Images ] of Sweden and Nadia Petrova [ Images ] of Russia [ Images ] 6-4, 6-4 in the semi-final.