London: Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek started their ATP World Tour finals campaign on a winning note as they shocked second seeds Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in a thriller here on Tuesday.
The seventh-seeded Paes and Stepanek pair got the better of Austria-Brazilain combination 6-3, 5-7, 10-8 in one hour and 42 minutes.
Paes and Stepanek serevd throughout well but it was in the 12th game of the second set, when the Paes dropped his serve from 40-15 and the match was stretched to a Super Tie-breaker.
Paes and Stepanek had four match points but Peya and Soares saved three of the them.
Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal started his campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 win over David Ferrer.
