He is seeking back-to-back titles after winning in Rome last week and also captured the first Grand Slam of the year, the Australian Open.
Paes-Robredo duo in semis
Leander Paes and his Spanish partner Tommy Robredo notched up a straight set victory over Ivan Ljubicic and Robin Soderling to storm into the doubles semi-finals of the Hamburg ATP Master Series.
The unseeded Indo-Spanish pair won 6-2, 7-6 (3) after the 72 minute contest to set up a semi-final clash with second seeded duo of Canadian Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia. in the pre-quarterfinals.