Leander Paes won his ninth Grand Slam title when he and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy overcame a first set lapse to tame Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman in the final of the French Open men's doubles.

The third seeded Indo-Czech pair defeated the giant-killing South African-Belgian pair 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to win their first Grand Slam title together.

It is almost after a gap of three years that Paes won a men's doubles title at a major, since winning the 2006 US Open with Martin Damm.

It was the Indian's third men's double title at the French Open. Paes had earlier won at Roland Garros in 1999 and 2001 with compatriot Mahesh Bhupathi.

After losing the first set, Paes and Dlouhy staged a brilliant comeback and completely overwhlemed Moodie-Norman, who had upset second seeded Americans Mike and Bob Bryan in the semifinals.