Paes-Stepanek seeded fourth at Wimbledon

Indian tennis star Leander Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek were seeded fourth in the men's doubles event of the Wimbledon championships, starting in London on Monday.

Paes and Stepanek have rejoined forces after latter's recovery from an injury.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, who had announced partnership for the 2013 season, are playing with different partners.

Bhupathi is playing with Austrian Julian Knowle and they have been seeded eighth while Bopanna has combined with Frenchman Edouard Roger-Vasselin and they have been seeded 14th.

In the women's doubles event, Sania Mirza has been seeded sixth with American partner Liezel Huber.

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