India's Mahesh Bhupathi [Images] and his partner Mark Knowles of Bahamas stormed into the final of the $1,401,000 ATP Dubai Tennis Championships with a straight set thrashing of second seeds Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle.
Bhupathi and Knowles, seeded fourth, scripted a resounding 6-2, 6-0 victory over the Swedish-Austrian combination and will now face third-seeded Czech pair of Martin Damm and Pavel Vizner.
Damm and Vizner put it across top seeds Daniel Nestor of Canada [Images] and Serbian Nenad Zimonjic 6-3, 7-6 (8/6).
The winners will be richer by $89,500 and get 300 ATP points. The losing finalists will have to settle with $47,100 and 210 points.
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