South Americans Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna captured the men's doubles title at the French Open [ Images ] on Saturday after they beat second seeds Daniel Nestor [ Images ] and Nenad Zimonjic 6-2, 6-3.

The Uruguayan-Peruvian duo, playing together for the first time at a tour event, became the first South American pair to win a Grand Slam men's doubles title since tennis turned professional in 1968.

After knocking out top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan in the quarter-finals, they capped an incredible tournament by quelling the challenge of the second seeds on Philippe Chatrier Court [ Images ] on Saturday.

"Everybody dreams about playing the big tournaments and doing good, so winning a grand slam, winning the French Open for us... I don't think right now in this moment we're going to realise how huge this is," said Horna, the first Peruvian to win a major title in the professional era.

"Maybe in a couple of weeks or couple of months or couple of years, I don't know. Some day we will figure it out. But right now we are happy and surprised a little bit, also.

"Winning a grand slam in doubles is a wonderful experience, and that's something I'll remember."

The defeat ended a disappointing couple of days for Serbia's Zimonjic, who also emerged second best in the mixed doubles final.