Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles thrashed Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach 6-3, 6-1 to reach the final of the men’s doubles event of the Australian Open on Thursday.

The third seed Indo-Bahamian pair proved too good for their unseeded Polish-Austrian opponents as it took them just 58 minutes to win the semi-final encounter.

The winners improved on their last year’s performance here as they had lost the semi-finals. This is also for the second time that Bhupathi has reached the final of the Australian Open.

Last time he made the finals of the men’s doubles at Australian Open was in 1999 with his estranged partner Leander Paes.