Whom did Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi beat in the US Open mens doubles tennis championship in the year 2002 to win the title?

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Q: 56 (IAS/2003)
Whom did Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi beat in the US Open men’s doubles tennis championship in the year 2002 to win the title?

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In the 2002 US Open men’s doubles championship, Mahesh Bhupati and Max Mirnyi faced four potential opponent pairings:

Option 1: Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett. They are a famous doubles team; however, they were not the ones who were defeated in the 2002 US Open finals.

Option 2: Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan. Known as the Bryan Brothers, they have numerous grand slam wins but did not compete against Bhupati and Mirnyi in the 2002 US Open finals.

Option 3: Jonas Bjorkman and Todd Woodbridge. These two have also experienced a successful partnership in tennis doubles, yet they were not the ones who competed in the 2002 US Open finals against Bhupati and Mirnyi.

Option 4: Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek - This is the correct answer. Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi beat Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek in the US Open men’s doubles tennis championship in 2002 to win the title.